On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 14:48:30 -0800, Scott David Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Zak Arntson wrote: > > My current approach is that in the Frame class, I have a method to > > call _after_ initialization that creates a bunch of dummy methods so > > the user doesn't have to implement EVERY state change method in a > > Really, I think the above is a bad idea. Don't implement empty > methods. Make a dictionary of state transitions, and store code in it. > Note: you don't need a dictionary of dictionaries; you could use a > dictionary of pairs. Do something on each attempted transition like the > following:
A dictionary of methods! Thanks. Boy, do I feel silly now. So I have a more general question: A dictionary of dictionaries is slower than a dictionary of tuples, right? Because when Python accesses a dictionary, it produces a hash from the key and finds that in its hash table. Producing a hash from a tuple is much faster than producting two hashes and doing two lookups. At least that's what I'm assuming. -- Zak Arntson http://www.harlekin-maus.com - Games - Lots of 'em -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
