On Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:25:22 +1000
Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:08 pm John O'Hagan wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:27:36 +1000
> > Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote:
> [...]
> >> # 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
> >
[...]
>
> > Also, it doesn't immediately suggest to me a way of modifying method calls
> > (maybe __setattr__?).
>
> What do you mean, "modifying method calls"?
That was a rather badly-worded reference to a function in my original post
which modified the action of list methods in ways specific to the new class. As
I said, I re-read the docs on __getattr__, and now __setattr__, and I get what
they do now.
Thanks for your pointers, I'll get back to work.
Regards,
John
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