[Python-Dev] Summary of "dynamic attribute access" discussion

[Aahz]

On Tue, Feb 13, 2007, Ben North wrote:
>
> I think the "obj.[attr_name]" syntax has the most support.  To stop this
> going round in circles for ages, then, I will take this as the winner.
> I'll mention the other contenders in the PEP, including the new
> "visually distinctive" suggestions
> 
>    obj@[foo]
>    obj.[[foo]]
> 
> and the "wrapper class" idea of Nick Coghlan:
> 
>    attrview(obj)[foo]

For most cases where this is needed, why not just use a mixin class?
That works perfectly well with current Python and doesn't even look
funny:

    obj[foo] = blah
    print obj[foo]

My company makes heavy use of this coding style, we can use obj.foo
whenever appropriate.
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