[Tutor] Re : Is instance of what?

[Andre Engels]

On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Tim Johnson <tim at johnsons-web.com> wrote:
> Using python 2.5.1
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> If I create a class a
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> class a:
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> pass
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> initialize o as:
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> o=a
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> and call
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> isinstance(o,a)
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> the return value is True.

Actually, it is false. To make it true, you have to do o=a() rather than o=a

> Is there a function that takes one
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> argument and returns the class?
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> Example:
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> class = whatclass(o)
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>>> "a"
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> Since I'm hoping the answer to this question will help me
>
> answer some bigger questions, pointers to relevant docs
>
> and discussions is invited.

o.__class__ (or rather o.__class__.__name__) will work.



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