Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!dedibox.gegeweb.org!gegeweb.eu!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'cursor': 0.09; 'from:addr:ethan': 0.09; 'from:addr:stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'from:name:ethan furman': 0.09; 'message-id:@stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'namespace': 0.09; 'received:184.172': 0.09; 'received:gator410.hostgator.com': 0.09; 'subject:modules': 0.09; '~ethan~': 0.09; 'class)': 0.16; 'created.': 0.16; "module's": 0.16; 'namespace.': 0.16; 'namespace?': 0.16; 'subject:class': 0.16; 'subject:instance': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'module': 0.19; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; '----': 0.27; 'class': 0.29; 'function': 0.30; 'instead,': 0.33; 'like:': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'pm,': 0.35; 'subject:?': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'does': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'where': 0.40; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'think': 0.40; 'remove': 0.61; 'skip:n 10': 0.63; 'within': 0.64; 'received:69.56': 0.65 Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:57:38 -0800 From: Ethan Furman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130106 Thunderbird/17.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: best way to share an instance of a class among modules? References: <15fe7153-a77a-49eb-9cf8-d4e59b4a2079@z9g2000vbx.googlegroups.com> <5db4add7-ab9c-4311-b3b6-24156cd6f248@z4g2000vbz.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator410.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - stoneleaf.us X-BWhitelist: yes X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([173.12.184.235]) [173.12.184.235]:49768 X-Source-Auth: ethan+stoneleaf.us X-Email-Count: 3 X-Source-Cap: dG9idWs7dG9idWs7Z2F0b3I0MTAuaG9zdGdhdG9yLmNvbQ== X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 22 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1360199783 news.xs4all.nl 6865 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:45965 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:38323 On 02/06/2013 04:43 PM, c wrote: > But the function in the module is also within a *class* so I don't > think the function does have access to the module's global namespace. > Here's the hierarchy: > > -- Module namespace.... > ---- class namespace (DatabaseAccess is the name of the class) > ---- function namespace > This is where the cursor is created. How do I get it > into the module namespace? In the class namespace you have something like: self.shared_cursor = ... to get that into the module namespace instead, just remove the 'self': shared_cursor = ... -- ~Ethan~