[Gabriel:] > The "magic" happens when the descriptor is found in the *class*, not in > the instance. I think it's detailed in Hettinger's document. > Do you actually want "per-instance" defined properties?
ah! ok. yes, you're right: i want instance values but class properties, so i'll rethink things. thanks very much! > __special__ names are reserved for Python internal usage; don't use them. > Implementation-only attributes ("private" ones) are spelled with a single > underscore. ah, yes, sorry about that. thanks again for the quick reply, andrew -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list