Parameter lists

[Jeffrey Froman]

Mizipzor wrote:

> class Stats:
>       def __init__(self, *li):
>       self.speed = li[0]
>       self.maxHp = li[1]
>       (...)
> 
> Or maybe there is an even niftier way that lets me iterate through
> them?

Using keyword arguments instead of positional parameters makes this easy:

>>> class Stats:
...     def __init__(self, **kw):
...         self.__dict__.update(kw)
... 
>>> stats = Stats(speed=10, maxHp=100, armor='plate mail')
>>> stats.speed
10
>>> stats.maxHp
100
>>> stats.armor
'plate mail'


Jeffrey