Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!cs.uu.nl!news.stack.nl!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 0.007 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'function,': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; 'c/c++': 0.09; 'called.': 0.09; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'url:github': 0.09; 'cc:addr :python-list': 0.10; 'def': 0.10; ':-)': 0.13; '(like': 0.15; '18:26:36': 0.16; 'idea:': 0.16; 'occur.': 0.16; 'package).': 0.16; 'redefinition': 0.16; 'ubuntu.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'thanks,': 0.18; 'wednesday,': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'script': 0.24; 'allows': 0.25; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; '---': 0.26; 'looks': 0.26; 'skip:# 10': 0.27; 'functions.': 0.27; 'url:code': 0.29; 'function': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'print': 0.32; 'function.': 0.33; 'problem': 0.33; 'hi,': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'project': 0.34; 'received:209.85.220': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'add': 0.36; 'but': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'interested.': 0.38; 'called': 0.39; 'little': 0.39; 'your': 0.60; 'url:p': 0.63; 'here': 0.65; 'account': 0.67; 'checker': 0.84; 'descriptive': 0.84; 'p.s.:': 0.84; 'grew': 0.91; 'received:209.85.220.184': 0.91; 'suspended': 0.91 Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:15:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=122.178.208.59; posting-account=uPFZNQoAAAAm9w7z13q1SjWNKNjztdcD References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true X-Google-IP: 122.178.208.59 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: avoid the redefinition of a function From: Ramchandra Apte To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: Python mailing list 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: , Message-ID: Lines: 65 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1347455731 news.xs4all.nl 6895 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:59815 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:28957 On Wednesday, 12 September 2012 18:26:36 UTC+5:30, Jabba Laci wrote: > Hi, > > > > I have an installer script that contains lots of little functions. It > > has an interactive menu and the corresponding function is called. Over > > time it grew long and when I want to add a new function, I should give > > a unique name to that function. However, Python allows the > > redefinition of functions: > > > > #!/usr/bin/env python > > > > def step_1(): > > print 1 > > > > def step_1(): > > print 2 > > > > step_1() > > > > This will call the 2nd function. Now my functions are called step_ID > > (like step_27(), step_28(), etc.). How to avoid the danger of > > redefinition? Now, when I write a new function, I search for its name > > to see if it's unique but there must be a better way. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Laszlo > > P.S.: the script is here ( https://github.com/jabbalaci/jabbatron ) if > > you are interested. It's made for Ubuntu. Use a code checker such as PyLint (http://www.logilab.org/857 or pylint package). Better idea: I *strongly* recommend to never use names such as step_12. Use descriptive names and the problem will not occur. Your project looks interesting. I can contribute. :-) --- Bragging rights:SO account suspended py2c, a Python to *pure* C/C++ translator, is my project (I am the author) http://code.google.com/p/py2c/