Jumping right into the code (which should speak for itself): # -----------------------------------
try: # this will fail and be caught # below, weeee import foobar except ImportError, error: class foobar: @staticmethod def __getattr__(*args, **kargs): return None print foobar.bg # ----------------------------------- This doesn't work and I'm just curious as to why? I can, of course, make __getattr__ non-static, instantiate a foolbar object, and everything works; but, the "idea" above seems cleaner and whatnot. :) Am I misunderstanding something fundamental about the builtin __* functions? Can they not be "static?" No rush on this, just curious. I'm using the following in a more general way, and it works fine for now... :) # ----------------------------------- try: import foobar except ImportError, error: class Foobar: def __getattr__(*args, **kargs): return None foobar = Foobar() print foobar.bg # ----------------------------------- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list