On Dec 14, 11:52 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear list, > I'm writing very simple state machine library, like this: > > _state = None > > def set_state(state): > global _state > _state = state > > def get_state(): > print _surface > > but I hate to use global variable. So, please, is there a better way > of doing this? All I want is that a user has to type as little as > possible, like: > > from state_machine import * > set_state(3) > get_state() > > I.e., nothing like: > import state_machine > my_machine = state_machine.new_machine() > my_machine.set_state(3) > my_machine.get_state() > > Thanks, in advance!
I would recommend you do it the long way, but then provide convenience functions for users who'd prefer a simplified interface: def set_state(x): my_machine.set_state(x) def set_state(): return my_machine.get_state() Some users won't want the simplified interface. Really. Carl Banks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list