accumulators

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Leif K-Brooks <eurleif at ecritters.biz> wrote in message news:<j3Nyc.3335$Hf.1868685 at newshog.newsread.com>...
> Just for fun, a full-blown class with documentation and the like:
> 
> class Accumulator(object):
>      """This class implements a simple accumulator. Instate it with a
>      starting value, or it will default to 0. It can be called with
>      another value, which will be accumulated. The current value will
>      also be returned.
> 
>      Example:
> 
>      >>> a = Accumulator(1)
>      >>> a(2)
>      3
>      >>> a(1)
>      4
>      >>> a(3)
>      7
>      """
> 
>      __slots__ = '_value'
> 
>      def __init__(self, value=0):
>          self._value = value
> 
>      def __call__(self, value):
>          self._value += value
>          return self._value
> 
>      def __str__(self):
>          return str(self._value)
> 
>      def __repr__(self):
>          return "<Accumulator object with value %s>" % self._value

I just don't see the need to use __slots__ here. The first rule about __slots__
is: don't use them! OTOH the second rule (for expert only) is: don't use them!!

That's true for any optimization, isnt'it? ;)

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