On Mar 2, 11:44 am, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> TC wrote:
> > On Mar 2, 11:37 am, Gary Herron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> TC wrote:
> >>> I have a problem. Here's a simplified version of what I'm doing:
> >>> I have functions a() and b() in a module called 'mod'. b() calls a().
> >>> So now, I have this program:
> >>> from mod import *
> >>> def a():
> >>> blahblah
> >>> b()
> >>> The problem being, b() is calling the a() that's in mod, not the new
> >>> a() that I want to replace it. (Both a()'s have identical function
> >>> headers, in case that matters.) How can I fix this?
> >>> Thanks for any help.
> >> Since b calls mod.a, you could replace mod.a with your new a. Like
> >> this: (Warning, this could be considered bad style because it will
> >> confuse anyone who examines the mod module in an attempt to understand
> >> you code.)
>
> >> import mod
>
> >> def replacement_a():
> >> ...
>
> >> mod.a = replacement_a
>
> >> ...
>
> >> Or another option. Define b to take, as a parameter, the "a" function
> >> to call.
>
> >> In mod:
>
> >> def a():
> >> ...
>
> >> def b(fn=a): # to set the default a to call
> >> ...
>
> >> And you main program:
>
> >> from mod import *
>
> >> def my_a():
> >> ...
>
> >> b(my_a)
>
> >> Hope that helps
>
> >> Gary Herron
>
> > Thanks for the tips, but no luck. This is for a homework assignment,
> > so there are a couple of requirements, namely that I can't touch
> > 'mod', and I have to do 'from mod import *' as opposed to 'import
> > mod'.
>
> > So the first method you suggested won't work as written, since the mod
> > namespace doesn't exist. I tried a = replacement_a, but b() is still
> > calling mod's version of a() for some reason. And because I can't
> > touch mod, I can't use your second suggestion.
>
> > In case I somehow oversimplified, here's the actual relevant code, in
> > 'mod' (actually called 'search'). The first fn is what I've been
> > calling a(), the second is b().
>
> > (lots of stuff...)
>
> > def compare_searchers(problems, header,
> > searchers=[breadth_first_tree_search,
> > breadth_first_graph_search,
> > depth_first_graph_search,
> > iterative_deepening_search,
> > depth_limited_search,
> > astar_search]):
> > def do(searcher, problem):
> > p = InstrumentedProblem(problem)
> > searcher(p)
> > return p
> > table = [[name(s)] + [do(s, p) for p in problems] for s in
> > searchers]
> > print_table(table, header)
>
> > def compare_graph_searchers():
> > compare_searchers(problems=[GraphProblem('A', 'B', romania),
> > GraphProblem('O', 'N', romania),
> > GraphProblem('Q', 'WA', australia)],
> > header=['Searcher', 'Romania(A,B)', 'Romania(O, N)',
> > 'Australia'])
>
> > That's the end of the 'search' file. And here's my program, which
> > defines an identical compare_searchers() with an added print
> > statement. That statement isn't showing up.
>
> > from search import *
>
> > def compare_searchers(problems, header,
> > searchers=[breadth_first_tree_search,
> > breadth_first_graph_search,
> > depth_first_graph_search,
> > iterative_deepening_search,
> > depth_limited_search,
> > astar_search, best_first_graph_search]):
> > def do(searcher, problem):
> > p = InstrumentedProblem(problem)
> > searcher(p)
> > return p
> > table = [[name(s)] + [do(s, p) for p in problems] for s in
> > searchers]
> > print 'test'
> > print_table(table, header)
>
> > compare_graph_searchers()
>
> Since you've admitted it's for homework, here are a couple of hints.
>
> 1. The b() function is *always* going to try and resolve its references
> in the namespace it was defined in;
>
> 2. The technique you need is most likely known as "monkey patching".
> When you say "I can't touch mod", that may mean "the source of mod must
> remain unchanged", which is subtly different. Google is your friend ...
>
> Good luck with your assignment.
>
> regards
> Steve
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You can use 'settrace' to intervene. You might be able to delete the
'a'.
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