Classes in Python

[Dave Brueck]

On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Steven Taschuk wrote:

> Quoth Bill Martin:
> > I'm wondering about the value of allowing a class definition like this:
> >
> >              class C:
> >                pass
[snip]
> One slightly different form which I find very useful:
>
>     class HullBreachError(Exception):
>         pass

Another use is if you don't like the 'global' keyword much:

class GV: pass
GV.someCounter = 0
GV.someOtherVar = 'foo'

def Biff():
  GV.someCounter += 1

That way it's perfectly obvious that something is global.

(I hope this doesn't start the "why do I have to type 'self.'" thread yet
again, although it _has_ been almost a week so it's overdue <0.5 wink>).

-Dave