Trying to optimize the modular input we wrote for Splunk, the basic structure (dictated by Splunk) is the entire script is a class with numerous methods within. The modular input reads a tcp stream, starts a new thread for each source, reads the messages from that source into a buffer, checks for stx and etx, formats it using an xslt and sends the result out to splunk.
The method that actually formats the messages opens the xslt file, then uses it to format the message. Clever boy that I am, I figured it would be better to open the xslt file once, rather than once per message, so I moved the line xslt = ('path/to/xslt.file') out of the method it was in and up to the top level of the class, to wit: class MyClass(): xslt = ('path/to/xslt.file') def a_bunch-of-methods(): and so on. Obviously this didn't work, when the formatting method was called, it through an exception that the variable xslt wasn't defined. This is my first not-a-toy try at OOP, I could use a clue. regards, Richard -- *Java is like Alzheimers; it starts slow and eventually, it takes away all of your memory.* _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor