class instance customization

[Jean-Michel Pichavant]

Alexander wrote:
> On 17.04.2010 18:32, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>   
>> On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:09:43 +0400, Alexander wrote:
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi, list.
>>>
>>> I've some nontrivial class implementation MyClass and its instance my:
>>>
>>> my = MyClass(args)
>>>
>>> MyClass uses in internals some variable which is not defined in MyClass
>>> itself. I want to extend instance of MyClass at runtime defining this
>>> variable and making new instance. It is like a class inheritance in a
>>> static way
>>>     
>>>       
>> I'm afraid I don't understand what you are asking. MyClass uses a 
>> variable which is not defined in MyClass. Where is it defined? Is it a 
>> global variable?
>>
>> What do you mean, "like a class inheritance in a static way"?
>>
>> Perhaps you should give an example of what you want to happen.
>>   
>>     
>
> Ok, I'll try to explain on the following example. Let's consider class
> MyClass that holds one string and concatenate it with other not defined
> in this class:
>
> class MyClass(object):
>     def __init__(s): pass
>     def set(s, key):
>         s.__key = key
>     def __str__(s):
>         return s.__key + ' ' + s.__other
>     def new(s, value):
>         return SubClass(s, value)
>
> The problem is how to implement class SubClass which inherits MyClass,
> define new variable __other accessible from MyClass intance and with
> working application:
>
> a = MyClass()
> a.set('key1')
>
> b1 = a.new('value1')
> b2 = a.new('value2')
>
> print b1, "," ,b2 # give 'key1 value1 , key1 value2'
>
> a.set('key2')
>
> print b1, ",", b2 # give 'key2 value1 , key2 value2'
>
>
>   
Unfortunately I'm not sure you description clarifies anything.
My *guess* is that you would need a Factory class.

class Factory:  # this is a Factory class

class MyClass: # the class you actually need

redFactory = Factory('red')
blueFactory = Factory('blue')


ex1 = redFactory.new('value1') # use the factory to return an instance 
of MyClass initialized with the proper parameters
ex2 = blueFactory.new('value1')

print ex1
'red value1'
print ex2
'blue value1'

Is that want you want to do ? If so, I may elaborate a little more...

JM