In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Leif K-Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Why doesn't this work? > > > > > >>>>def foo(lst): > > > > ... class baz(object): > > ... def __getitem__(cls, idx): return cls.lst[idx] > > ... __getitem__=classmethod(__getitem__) > > ... baz.lst = lst > > ... return baz > > ... > > > > I thought x[y] and x.__getitem__(y) were supposed to always be > > synonymous. > > No, with new-style classes, x[y] and type(x).__getitem__(y) are > synonymous. Ah. Did you mean type(x).__getitem__(x,y)? And where is this documented? rg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
