On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:41:16 -0500, Terry Reedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Kamilche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >I see what you're attempting to do. However, your code, if it DID run, > > would result in a method being added to the object, not the object's > > class! Modify the class itself, not the object, as follows: > > > > |class Test: > > | def __init__(self): > > | self.method() > > | > > |def m(self): > > | print self > > | > > |setattr(Test, 'method', m) > > # this is a longwinded way to say > Test.method = m
That is the blindingly simple method that I wanted. I didn't know before that I wanted it, but I'm sure of it now. Thank you very much, terry. > > setattr is for when you do *not* know the attribute name at coding time but > will have it in a string at run time, as in > > methodname = 'method' > ......# some time later > setattr(Test, methodname, m) > > Sometime Python makes things easier than people are initially willing to > believe ;-) I felt like there had to be a simpler solution. Peace Bill Mill bill.mill at gmail.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
