Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'attributes': 0.05; 'assigning': 0.07; 'character,': 0.07; 'method,': 0.07; 'attribute': 0.09; 'back-end': 0.09; 'subclasses': 0.09; 'this:': 0.10; 'def': 0.12; 'wrote:': 0.14; '(ie,': 0.16; '__init__': 0.16; 'file).': 0.16; 'name):': 0.16; 'resource,': 0.16; 'threw': 0.16; 'possibly': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.17; 'classes,': 0.19; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.21; 'seems': 0.21; 'loop': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.22; 'stuff': 0.22; 'received:209.85.210.174': 0.23; 'received:mail-iy0-f174.google.com': 0.23; 'handles': 0.26; 'parameters': 0.26; 'url:mailman': 0.26; 'classes': 0.26; 'pass': 0.27; 'thanks': 0.28; 'character': 0.29; 'subject:?': 0.29; 'toward': 0.29; 'variables': 0.29; 'class': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.30; 'url:listinfo': 0.30; 'developers': 0.30; 'player': 0.31; "skip:' 10": 0.32; 'decide': 0.34; 'there': 0.35; 'driven': 0.35; 'subject:What': 0.35; 'using': 0.35; 'determine': 0.36; 'idea': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'probably': 0.36; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.37; 'think': 0.38; 'url:python': 0.38; 'url:org': 0.38; 'data': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'received:192': 0.38; 'doing': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.39; 'header:Mime-Version:1': 0.39; 'basic': 0.40; 'received:192.168.1': 0.40; 'more': 0.60; 'simply': 0.60; 'header:Message-Id:1': 0.62; 'order': 0.62; 'john': 0.62; 'subject:this': 0.76; 'data-driven': 0.84; 'subject:class': 0.84; 'subject:write': 0.84; 'subject:best': 0.93 References: <142e76c3-b304-43ef-af24-919fa6146369@c9g2000yqp.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 8E401) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (8E401) From: Chris Kaynor Subject: Re: What's the best way to write this base class? Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:52:50 -0700 To: John Salerno Cc: "python-list@python.org" X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: 31 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1308534780 news.xs4all.nl 49181 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:44590 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:7995 On Jun 18, 2011, at 9:26, John Salerno wrote: > Whew, thanks for all the responses! I will think about it carefully > and decide on a way. I was leaning toward simply assigning the health, > resource, etc. variables in the __init__ method, like this: >=20 > def __init__(self, name): > self.name =3D name > self.health =3D 50 > self.resource =3D 10 >=20 > I never did like the idea of using the parameters if I never intended > to pass them in...just seems wrong. :) >=20 > The idea of not using a base Character class at all threw me for a > loop though, so I need to think about that too! Having a character class (along with possibly player character, non-player c= haracter, etc), make sense; however you probably want to make stuff like hea= lth, resources, damage, and any other attributes not be handles by any class= es or inheritance in order to allow you to make such data-driven (ie, read f= rom a file). Doing so makes the game much more extendable: using classes, yo= u are likely limited to 5 or 'combinations and a few developers (plus, any d= esigners need to know programming). A basic way to determine between using subclasses over a data driven approac= h is: is there significantly different back-end behavior or merely attribute= differences. > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list