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Variable Modifications in a class

Bernard Yue bernie at 3captus.com
Tue Jun 3 14:10:48 EDT 2003 
Mehta, Anish wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I am having a problem in tackling the variables in the class.
>
> class AB:
>   def __init__(self):
>       self.a = None
>       self.b = None
>
> def func(ab):
>   b = ab()
>   c = ab()
>
>   b.a = 5
>   b.b = 10

[snip]

>
>   c = b

Here is the problem.  You set c equal to b!

>
>   c.a = 30
>   c.b = 40
>
>   print b.a, b.b
>   print c.a, c.b
>   t = func(AB)
>
>
> Output is
> 30 40
> 30 40
>
> I want the output to be
> 5 10
> 30 40
>
> I mean every instance should modify its own set of variables not the 
> variables of the other instances of the class. The output of the set 
> of variables of b should not be affected by modifying those variables 
> by another instance of the same class.
>
> Waiting for suggestions.
>
> Thanks in advnace.
>
> Regards,
>
> Anish
>
>
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