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From: Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 15:20:02 -0600
Subject: Re: Ah Python, you have spoiled me for all other languages
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On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Tim Chase
<python.list@tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> I've wondered this on multiple occasions, as I've wanted to just make
> an attribute bag and have to do something like
>
>   class AttrBag(object): pass
>   ab = AttrBag()
>   ab.x = 42
>   ab.y = "some other value"
>
> because just doing
>
>   ab = object()
>
> raises the AttributeError Marko highlights. :-/

This is what types.SimpleNamespace is for.