On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:04 pm John O'Hagan wrote:
> The "pitches" attribute represents the instances and as such I found
> myself adding a lot of methods like:
>
> def __getitem__(self, index):
> return self.pitches[index]
>
> def __len__(self):
> return len(self.pitches)
Looks like a call for (semi-)automatic delegation!
Try something like this:
# Untested
class MySeq(object):
methods_to_delegate = ('__getitem__', '__len__', ...)
pitches = ... # make sure pitches is defined
def __getattr__(self, name):
if name in self.__class__.methods_to_delegate:
return getattr(self.pitches, name)
return super(MySeq, object).__getattr__(self, name)
# will likely raise AttributeError
> But the fact that I haven't seen this approach before increases the
> likelihood it may not be a good idea. I can almost hear the screams of
> "No, don't do that!"
The general technique is called delegation and is perfectly legitimate.
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WhatIsDelegation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delegation_(programming)
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Steven
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