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Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files

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On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:11 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> So, I'd say the driving principle should be that a function should do
> one thing.  Every function should have an elevator talk.  You should be
> able to get on an elevator with a function and when you ask it, "So,
> what do you do?", it should be able to explain itself before you get to,
> "Sorry, that's my floor".  If it takes longer than that to explain, then
> it's probably several functions fighting to get out.

Agreed, that's definitely a good rule of thumb. But there's still some
value in keeping the code length down too. In a program I maintain at
work (in C++, but the same holds true), some functions have a perfect
elevator talk, yet are quite a few screenfuls of code - this is not
really advisable. For instance, one function is "handle responses to
previously-sent requests". It incorporates all the code for handling
requests of type X, of type Y, and of type Z. If I were writing this
from scratch in Python, I would probably have X, Y, and Z all
separated out, and the checkresponses function would simply be a
dispatcher.

ChrisA

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Distributing methods of a class across multiple files lh <lhughes42@gmail.com> - 2012-01-24 19:54 -0800
  Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-01-24 23:05 -0500
  Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2012-01-25 17:15 +1100
  Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2012-01-25 10:26 +0200
  Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-01-25 11:10 +0000
  Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2012-01-25 12:49 +0100
    Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files lh <lhughes42@gmail.com> - 2012-01-25 07:19 -0800
      Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2012-01-25 15:42 +0000
      Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-01-25 11:53 -0500
        Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-01-26 09:11 -0500
          Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-01-27 01:41 +1100
      Re: Distributing methods of a class across multiple files Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-01-26 20:25 +1100

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