Alex Martelli aleax at aleax.it
Thu Aug 21 02:30:07 EDT 2003

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Andrew Dalke wrote:
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> (Need to use the function instead of a class with __call__
> so that the method gets bound correctly.  And I believe

You could use a class if its instances where descriptors, i.e.
supported __get__ appropriately -- that's basically what
functions do nowadays.  See Raymond Hettinger's HOWTO
on descriptors -- a *wonderful* treatment of the subject.


Alex

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