"Nick Maclaren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > |> > > |> > Hmm. The extensions documentation describes how to add instance > |> > members to a class (PyMemberDef), but I want to add a class member. > |> > Yes, this is constant for all instances of the class. > |> > |> When? - at time of defining base class, between class definition and > |> first instance, at time of creating instance, or after instance creation? > |> > |> After instance creation is not easy, I think you would have to add > |> to each instance... > > Oh, one of the first two - I am not bonkers! Changing a class after > instance creation is guaranteed to cause confusion, if nothing else. > *grin* - its also just about impossible to do, if you try to imagine what you would have to do to all instances when you effectively change the __init__ method. And some people expect it to happen automagically... Sorry I can't be of more help. All of the docs I have read essentially talk about changing instances. From a practical point of view I would say: "Just redefine it". But that is not very helpful. Specially if you are mucking about in C, as your title suggests... <off topic language note> It has never struck me before that the root word for "madness" and the slang for "copulation" is the same. I wonder if there is some sort of a message here? <end> - Hendrik -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
