> >>> Is there a better way to do this? > >> class MyOb(object): > >> def __init__(self, **kwargs): > >> self.__dict__.update(kwargs) > > >> ob1 = MyOb(p1="Tom", p3="New York") > >> ob2 = MyOb(p1="Joe", p2="j...@host", p3="New Jersey") > > > I've tried this, but have found two issues: > > > 1) I can't set default values. > > 2) I can't set required values. > > > In both of the above cases, if theobjectis created without the > > "exact" dict() I expect, all the assumption my methods make about what > > is available in "self" fall apart. > > > Perhaps, as Diez mentioned, my approach is wrong. What would be the > > right thing to do in this situation? > > There is no general answer to this. It depends on your actual problem. > > Diez
What are some of the patterns that tend to be used? -- AF -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
