Troels Thomsen wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am wondering if I can write some code, that allows me to call functions in
> the console , IDLE, without using the paranthesis notation. Like print.
> This will improve "intreractive'ness"
>
> serialOpen() # some magic is issued here !!!
> tx Hello
>
> instead of
> serialObj = mySerial(....)
> serialObj.Tx("Hello")
Take a look at IPython. It has an autocall mode that allows this.
http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/
In [1]: %autocall?
Type: Magic function
Base Class: <type 'instancemethod'>
Namespace: IPython internal
File: /Users/rkern/svn/ipython/IPython/Magic.py
Definition: %autocall(self, parameter_s='')
Docstring:
Make functions callable without having to type parentheses.
Usage:
%autocall [mode]
The mode can be one of: 0->Off, 1->Smart, 2->Full. If not given, the
value is toggled on and off (remembering the previous state).
In [2]: %autocall 2
Automatic calling is: Full
In [3]: def f(*args):
...: print args
...:
...:
In [4]: f
------> f()
()
In [5]: f 1
------> f(1)
(1,)
In [7]: f 'Foo', 'bar'
------> f('Foo', 'bar')
('Foo', 'bar')
In [9]: f 1, 2, 3
------> f(1, 2, 3)
(1, 2, 3)
In [13]: x = 1
In [14]: f x
-------> f(x)
(1,)
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