On Jul 10, 10:39 am, Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmic...@sequans.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > Sorry for the dubious title :o). I was wandering if there is a standard > (or reliable) python module that implements the following feature: > > http://code.activestate.com/recipes/198078/ > >>>Recipe 198078: Wrapping method calls (meta-class example) > >>> > >>>A metaclass is used to wrap all (or just some) methods forlogging > purposes. The underlying mechanism can be used as well to check pre/post > conditions, attribute access,... The basic point is, that the actual > class must not be changed in any way to achive the desired effect. > > I had to adapt the code to some of my needs, but now it's almost > working, by simply defining a metaclass for any of my class, I get the > class methods calls logged with the instance that called the method, the > method name, the call line in the file, the parameter **value** passed > to the method and the returned value. > It just saved me from hours of ipython interactive debugging with the > old print way, and to beauty of it: I don't have to write any > "self._log('Please log me')" line. > > As it is so useful, I bet there is a module that is doing this in a more > reliable way that I did. Anyone has heard of it ? > > Jean-Michel
Check out the Python Decorator Library: http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonDecoratorLibrary and you should be able to adapt what you find there to your needs. Regards, Vinay Sajip -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
