stef mientki schrieb: > hello, > > I've a program where users can make modules, > by just dumping them in a certain directory, > then they will dynamically link into the program if needed. > > One of the communication channels I use, > is a general global file, which should be imported by all user modules. > > One of the things a user should be able to do is to create " global > variables", > which should then be available in all the other program modules. > So the global file contains a list, call JAL_Globals = [], > where each user can append the globals he want to be exposed to the > outside world (for read only). > Now if these globals are complex items, no problem, I get pointers and > can access them. > But if these variables are simple, like integers, I get the value only > once ;-) > > How can I create of dynamic pointers, even to simple variables ? > Or is there a better way ?
Don't use a list, use a dictionary that has names mapped to values. Then the problem goes away, because instead of mutating an object (which you still can do), you can also rebind a new one -e.g like this: JAL_Globals['name'] += 100 Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
