Using metaclasses to make super more beatiful

[Gerrit Holl]

Gerrit Holl schreef op donderdag  5 juni om 21:10:05 +0000:
> > >  97 >>> class autosuper(type):
> > >  97 ...  def __init__(cls, name, bases, dict):
> > >  97 ...   super(autosuper, cls).__init__(name, bases, dict)
> > >  97 ...   setattr(cls, "super", super(cls))
> > >  97 ...
> > >  98 >>> class A:
> > >  98 ...  __metaclass__ = autosuper
> > >  98 ...  def f(self): return "A"
> > >  98 ...
> > > 100 >>> class B(A):
> > > 100 ...  def f(self):
> > > 100 ...   return self.super.f()
> > > 100 ...
> > > 101 >>> B()
> > > <__main__.B object at 0x403b3c6c>
> > > 102 >>> B().f()
> > > 'A'
> 
> > Tip: create a class C, derived from B, then call f() on an instance of 
> > C, and see what happens <wink>.
> 
> RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded
> 
> Hmm, I thought I understood it but I apparantly don't, since I don't
> see why this happens... 

I don't get it. What is the essential difference between this and
Guido's example on http://www.python.org/2.2.3/descrintro.html#metaclasses?

yours,
Gerrit.

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