Defining a method final

[David LeBlanc]

"final" is a Java concept not supported in Python.

You could possibly simulate it with an 'init' method called after an
instance of a subclass is created to adjust the dictionary so that the base
classes' method is always called in preference to any same-named method in
the derived class(es). Potentially this could even be done in the derived
classes' __init__ method that calls the base class __init__ and thus not
need an additional explict initialization step.

David LeBlanc
Seattle, WA USA

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> Is there any way to define a method final in Python?
> I've searched through the docs and through the web, but
> it seems there's no way to to such a thing using standard
> language statements. Some suggestions?
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