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Re: derived class name in python 2.6/2.7

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  Re: derived class name in python 2.6/2.7 Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-01-30 20:17 +0000

#37960 — Re: derived class name in python 2.6/2.7

On 30 January 2013 20:05, Sells, Fred <fred.sells@adventistcare.org> wrote:
> This is simple, but I just cannot find it after quite a bit of searching
>
> I have this basic design
>
> class  A:
>         def __init__(self):
>                 print 'I am an instance of ', self.__class__.name

Did you mean to use __name__ instead of name?

>
> class B(A):
>         pass
>
> X = B

I assume that this is
X = B()

> I would like this to print "I am an instance of B"  but I keep getting A.  Can someone help me out here.

If you make those two changes then it should do what you want.


Oscar

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