Laszlo Nagy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is from the Python documentation (fragment): > > __getattr__( self, name) > Called when an attribute lookup has not found the attribute in the > usual places (i.e. it is not an instance attribute nor is it found in > the class tree for self). name is the attribute name. This method should > return the (computed) attribute value or raise an AttributeError exception. > > > How can I determine if an attribute can be found in the usual places?
When the attribute is not found in the usual places, the object's __getattr__ method (if it has one) is called. Thus, when you write your __getattr__ method, you should assume that the attribute has not been found in the usual places. -- \ "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all | `\ others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking | _o__) power called an idea" -- Thomas Jefferson | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list