Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.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 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'talks': 0.03; 'anyway.': 0.05; 'completeness': 0.07; '22,': 0.09; 'received:155': 0.09; 'def': 0.12; 'class:': 0.16; 'disclaimers': 0.16; 'disclaimers,': 0.16; 'from:addr:jpmorgan.com': 0.16; 'inheritance': 0.16; 'name)': 0.16; "name=''):": 0.16; 'received:155.180': 0.16; 'received:159': 0.16; 'received:159.53': 0.16; 'received:exchad.jpmchase.net': 0.16; 'received:jpmchase.com': 0.16; 'received:jpmchase.net': 0.16; 'securities,': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:access': 0.16; 'subject:post': 0.16; 'url:disclosures': 0.16; 'url:jpmorgan': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'thu,': 0.19; 'aug': 0.22; 'rules': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'names.': 0.31; 'subject:that': 0.31; 'class': 0.32; 'received:169.254': 0.32; 'supposed': 0.32; 'sense': 0.34; 'skip:_ 10': 0.34; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'no,': 0.35; 'point.': 0.35; 'accuracy': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'received:169': 0.37; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'ian': 0.60; 'subject:Can': 0.60; 'information,': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'name': 0.63; 'skip:n 10': 0.64; 'map': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'purchase': 0.65; 'subject': 0.69; 'legal': 0.71; 'sale': 0.75; 'number):': 0.84; 'received:169.254.8': 0.84; '2013': 0.98 X-DKIM: OpenDKIM Filter v2.1.3 sz1.jpmchase.com r7RIcVFO023288 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=jpmorgan.com; s=smtpout; t=1377628711; bh=pxb5FzcY8oZ6jtvXAbJnD3I0bDUMQ2EhnKQICV2B9xc=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:References:In-Reply-To: Content-Type:content-transfer-encoding:MIME-Version; b=kliwKyIC5NVqXOI6IgCWqctU+k96/juCpsSuorUX1UQzZEJDUlKPwwk3aWSHo5GBr bU5WpkSynslOAREs1KfwKB82lRE9hO1RXONC8BOgvozJgXv2ejmNhEplOi7NGpy/Xg bqu4+hK3JoGtCX6E/tVKwSaDldwtbJ64scfvcxbg= X-AuditID: a97c8566-b7f628e000000303-73-521cf2262c81 From: "Prasad, Ramit" To: Python Subject: RE: Can a child access parent attributes if that child added post-hoc as an attribute to the parent? Thread-Topic: Can a child access parent attributes if that child added post-hoc as an attribute to the parent? Thread-Index: AQHOn3tOhFqwvbYDS0+kAqnYoqz0KpmhuL5QgABRCoCAB1/MEA== Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:38:27 +0000 References: <14d50efb-e88b-4259-960a-97ef58e345d8@googlegroups.com> <5B80DD153D7D744689F57F4FB69AF47418683AD8@SCACMX008.exchad.jpmchase.net> In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.67.79.47] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-DLP-FWD: Yes X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFvrEKsWRmVeSWpSXmKPExsWyMlDCWVftk0yQwbJr8hZHWq+xOjB6vJj/ hi2AMaqB0SYxLy+/JLEkVSEltTjZVsklszg5JzEzN7VIQVfBqyA3vyg9MU8vOT9XSSEzxVbJ REmhICcxOTU3Na/EVimxoCA1L0XJjksBA9gAlWXmKaTmJeenZOal2yp5BvvrWliYWuoaKtmF ZGQWK6TmJmbmKCRsZM84Pus0Y8FEjop/j1ezNDD+Ze1i5OSQEDCR+LBsJjuELSZx4d56ti5G Lg4hgcOMEpP+bEBwjk6+zwrhbGaUeHi8gwWkhU3AUOL42Sdg7SICyhKHfj9kArGFBfIlFnd/ YoWIF0gsu/qAGcJ2krh38iAbiM0ioCrx++8usBpegRCJQ6u+M0IsuMoo8eXSB7AEp0CgxIxb i8CWMQLd9/3UGrAFzALiEreezGeCuFtAYsme88wQtqjEy8f/oH6Tl3gx5SUbRL2OxILdn6Bs bYllC18zQywWlDg58wnQfA6gxWoS+9bbgpgSAnwS29uqJzBKzEKybBaSQbOQDJqFZNACRpZV jJLFuekZhnrFZUV6pcV6WQW5yRmJxal6eaklmxhBSaWmNW0H492ltocYBTgYlXh4J2yVCRJi TSwrrsw9xCjBwawkwvso+HCgEG9KYmVValF+fFFpTmrxIcYqYKBNZJYSTc4HJry8knhDYzML A1NTQwMLQyMTqggrifPO6pIOEhJIB6bV7NTUgtQimOVMHJxSDYxeZ3z7pwif77x0oOSLvYWh +9zE0KQ/xoLpHw/3VD0r3Xr9WMCN4EPy7oucJqnxRFlbqP+ZzC2nuK1wquO5O9oPPjFtFzU7 ou6yI35dMXupopVjXvndjOSduRM17tyfHjHZ48hNm40zVycfmny2tc07pfGkydr/c/9kFmt7 yK1XFPu32bJk2jYlluKMREMt5qLiRABq0xH5hQMAAA== 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: 41 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1377628719 news.xs4all.nl 15953 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42802 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:53082 Ian Kelly wrote: > On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Prasad, Ramit > wrote: > > Bitswapper wrote: > >> > >> So I have a parent and child class: > >> > >> > >> class Map(object): > >> def __init__(self, name=3D''): > >> self.mapName =3D name > >> self.rules =3D {} > >> > >> class Rule(Map): > >> def __init__(self, number): > >> Map.__init__(self) > >> self.number =3D number > > > > This means that rules will never have a name. I think you need > > def __init__(self, name=3D'', number=3DNone): > > Map.__init__(self, name) > > self.number =3D number > > No, that's still wrong. The OP talks abut maps having names, not > rules having names. Unless a Rule is-a Map, which sounds unlikely, > Rule should not be inheriting from Map in the first place. > Good point. Composition definitely makes more sense as I was confused by how the inheritance was supposed to work anyway. :) ~Ramit This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditio= ns including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and= completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and= legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclo= sures/email.