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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:00:16 -0500
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Can someone explain what's going on here.

def _build_magic_dispatcher(method):
    def inner(self, *args, **kwargs):
        return self.__dict__[method](*args, **kwargs)
    inner.__name__ = method
    return inner

Thanks.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Can someone explain what&#39;s going on here.=A0<div><br><=
/div><div><div>def _build_magic_dispatcher(method):</div><div>=A0 =A0 def i=
nner(self, *args, **kwargs):</div><div>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 return self.__dict__=
[method](*args, **kwargs)</div>

<div>=A0 =A0 inner.__name__ =3D method</div><div>=A0 =A0 return inner</div>=
</div><div><br></div><div style>Thanks.</div></div>

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