Op 16-11-16 om 09:36 schreef Steven D'Aprano: > On Tuesday 15 November 2016 15:55, Dan Sommers wrote: > >> On Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:20:49 +1100, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> >>> import library >>> SPAMIFY = False # only affects this module, no other modules >>> result = library.make_spam(99) >> I must be missing something, because it seems too obvious: > [snip] > > I wouldn't say "obvious" so much as "complex". > > A factory function or a class that holds state for a local make_spam() > callable > would be a possible solution, but it significantly increases the complexity, > especially for the simple case: > > import library > result = library.make_spam(arg) > > > versus: > > import library > make_spam = library.make_library() > result = make_spam(arg) > > What a drag.
What about how the random module solves this? The random module provides a factory class: Random. It also provides functions which are methods of a hidden instantiation. -- Antoon Pardon. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
