"Nathan Harmston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> Hi, > > I have being thinking about this and was wondering with built in types > you can do things like > > float(1) or str(200) > > is there way I can define conversion functions like this: > > say i have a class A and a class B > > bobj = B() > aobj = a(bobj) > > in a neater way than just defining a set of methods > > def a(object_to_convert) > # if object_to_convert of type...... > # do some stuff > return A() > > def b(object_to_convert) > # if object_to_convert of type...... > # do some stuff > return B() > > Cause this seems a little verbose and not very OO. > > Please correct me if I m wrong or offer me hints as to a better way to > do it ? > > Many Thanks > > nathan I think your question is somehow misleading and here is why I'm thinking this: 1/ on one side: creating objects from other objects (and this part is related to float(1), str(200) and have been covered by the others in this thread) 2/ on the otherside: making an object to behave differently or implement a new protocol described by the second object (I think this is the Pythonic way of calling it). bests, ./alex -- .w( the_mindstorm )p. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
