class S(int): def __init__(self, value): self.value = value def addStr(self, str): self.doc = str
s = S(44) s.addStr('Hello') print 's = ', s print 's.doc = ', s.doc class T(int): def __init__(self, value, str): self.value = value self.doc = str t = T(44, 'Goodbye') print 't = ', t print 't.doc = ', t.doc It works ok with S but it fails when I try to instantiate T with a syntax error. Why? Also, I don't understand why S works. If I change the name of value and use something else, the print of s still works by printing the integer value out. How does it know what value to use? Also, in S.__init__, should I be calling super(S, self).__init__(value) or is there a difference? And just for fun: class R(int): def __init__(self, value, doc): super(R, self).__init__(value) self.doc = doc r = R(66,'GGG') Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? TypeError: an integer is required Now it's no longer a syntax error but I don't see why it's different? -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list