Comments on: Adventures in Meta programming in Python: im_class, __import__, __getattribute__ http://lostechies.com/ryansvihla/2010/01/08/adventures-in-meta-programming-in-python-im-class-import-getattribute/ The small minded meanderings of the confused Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Ryan Svihla http://lostechies.com/ryansvihla/2010/01/08/adventures-in-meta-programming-in-python-im-class-import-getattribute/#comment-141 Ryan Svihla Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:09:56 +0000 /blogs/rssvihla/archive/2010/01/08/adventures-in-meta-programming-in-python-im-class-import-getattribute.aspx#comment-141 @bluehavana they have that too wait a blog post :) @chris tavares The __call__ and __init__ methods and I figure several other special methods are not accessed. As you said just object attributes seem to be all thats accessed. I'll update with the correction and thanks again! @bluehavana they have that too wait a blog post :)

@chris tavares
The __call__ and __init__ methods and I figure several other special methods are not accessed.
As you said just object attributes seem to be all thats accessed.
I’ll update with the correction and thanks again!

]]> By: Chris Tavares http://lostechies.com/ryansvihla/2010/01/08/adventures-in-meta-programming-in-python-im-class-import-getattribute/#comment-140 Chris Tavares Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:05:04 +0000 /blogs/rssvihla/archive/2010/01/08/adventures-in-meta-programming-in-python-im-class-import-getattribute.aspx#comment-140 Technically, __getattribute__ isn't called when a method is called, it's called when a method (or any attribute of the object) is accessed. It's original intention was to allow you to build dictionary-like objects, but turns out to be very useful for other things, as you discovered. The net result is that if you've got a class, Foo, that implements __getattribute__, then: o = Foo() m = o.SomeMethod # __getattribute__ fires here m() # not here Technically, __getattribute__ isn’t called when a method is called, it’s called when a method (or any attribute of the object) is accessed. It’s original intention was to allow you to build dictionary-like objects, but turns out to be very useful for other things, as you discovered.

The net result is that if you’ve got a class, Foo, that implements __getattribute__, then:

o = Foo()
m = o.SomeMethod # __getattribute__ fires here
m() # not here

]]> By: bluehavana http://lostechies.com/ryansvihla/2010/01/08/adventures-in-meta-programming-in-python-im-class-import-getattribute/#comment-139 bluehavana Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:23:02 +0000 /blogs/rssvihla/archive/2010/01/08/adventures-in-meta-programming-in-python-im-class-import-getattribute.aspx#comment-139 Hmm... Love the __getattribute__, its like method_missing? but not. Hmm… Love the __getattribute__, its like method_missing? but not.

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