On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> "Shrutarshi Basu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
>> def parse_display(self ):
>>
>> try:
>> gram = Grammars(10, 10, self.pc_map, self.hard_rules)
>> gram.database = {}
>
> How is gram.database defined? Is it an instance attribue or
> a class attribute? If you have
>
> class Grammars:
> database = {}
> def __init__(....): ....
>
> instead of
>
> class Grammars:
> def __init__(....):
> self.database = {}
> ....
>
> Then database will be shared by all instances of Grammars
No, the assignment
gram.database = {}
will always (at least absent any extra magic) create an instance attribute.
Kent
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