Fred L. Drake, Jr. wrote:
"""Sample implementation of the docslots idea."""
import sys
class slotproperty(object): def __init__(self, name, docstring): self.__name__ = name self.__doc__ = docstring self._slotname = "_slotproperty_" + name
def __get__(self, inst, cls=None): return getattr(inst, self._slotname)
def __set__(self, inst, value): setattr(inst, self._slotname, value)
def docslots(**kw): namespace = sys._getframe(1).f_locals __slots__ = namespace.get("__slots__", ()) __slots__ = list(__slots__) for name, docstring in kw.iteritems(): prop = slotproperty(name, docstring) if name in __slots__: __slots__.remove(name) __slots__.append(prop._slotname) namespace[name] = prop namespace["__slots__"] = tuple(__slots__)
Thanks, that at least gives me a framework to try out some ideas. I'm concerned about something though. Doesn't this implementation impose an overhead on access of slots with doc strings, or can a C implementation be made just as efficient as normal slots? I'm also wondering about Guido's comment. Even if the __slots__ handler were extended to handle docstrings directly via dict values, wouldn't metaclasses still be free to intercept the dict for other uses? -John -- http:// if ile.org/