Skye a écrit :
Writing this app in Python, not sure what the "best practice" would
be.
I want a bitfield global logging level that allows me to turn specific
debugging modules on and off. If I was doing this in C, I'd just use
some globals like:
unsigned int debug_level = 0;
#define DEBUG_GENERAL 0x0001
#define DEBUG_CONFIG 0x0002
#define DEBUG_OPTIONS 0x0004
etc etc
So I guess my questions are:
1. there doesn't seem to be a way to define global constants like in
other languages?
2. any special voodoo to use bitfields in Python?
Others already gave you the best advises (namely: using the logging
module). But let's answer your questions anyway:
1/ by convention, anything named ALL_UPPER is considered a constant.
Anyone breaking your code by messing with a PSEUDO_CONSTANT is on it's
own and has no right to complain. Consider it as a "warranty void if
unsealed" warning.
2/ just use plain integers and bitwise operators. But we're usually more
concerned about readability than about saving bits, and I've rarely
(maybe twice ?) seen bitfields used that way in Python.
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