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  overriding equals operation Pradipto Banerjee <pradipto.banerjee@adainvestments.com> - 2012-10-16 08:51 -0500
    Re: overriding equals operation Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2012-10-16 16:07 +0200
    Re: overriding equals operation Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2012-10-16 18:31 +0100
    Re: overriding equals operation 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-10-16 21:16 -0700
      Re: overriding equals operation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-10-17 09:14 +0100
    Re: overriding equals operation 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2012-10-16 21:16 -0700

#31402 — overriding equals operation

I am trying to define class, where if I use a statement a = b, then instead of "a" pointing to the same instance as "b", it should point to a copy of "b", but I can't get it right.

Currently, I have the following:

----

class myclass(object):
        def __init__(self, name='')
                self.name = name

        def copy(self):
                newvar = myclass(self.name)
                return newvar

        def __eq__(self, other):
                if instance(other, myclass):
                        return self == other.copy()
                return NotImplemented
----

Now if I try:

>>> a=myclass()
>>> a.name = 'test'
>>> b=a
>>> b.name
'test'
>>> b.name = 'test2'
>>> a.name
'test2'

I wanted b=a to make a new copy of "a", but then when I assigned b.name = 'test2', even a.name became 'test2'.

How can I rectify my code to make the __eq__() behave like copy()?

Thanks


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#31405

Am 16.10.2012 15:51 schrieb Pradipto Banerjee:

> I am trying to define class, where if I use a statement a = b, then instead of "a" pointing to the same instance as "b", it should point to a copy of "b", but I can't get it right.

This is not possible.


> Currently, I have the following:
>
> ----
>
> class myclass(object):

Myclass or MyClass, see http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/.

>          def __eq__(self, other):
>                  if instance(other, myclass):
>                          return self == other.copy()
>                  return NotImplemented

This redefines the == operator, not the = operator.

It is not possible to redefine =.

One way could be to override assignment of a class attribute. But this 
won't be enough, I think.

Let me explain:

class MyContainer(object):
     @property
     def content(self):
         return self._content
     @content.setter
     def content(self, new):
         self._content = new.copy()

Then you can do:

a = MyClass()
b = MyContainer()
b.content = a
print b.content is a # should print False; untested...

But something like

a = MyClass()
b = a

will always lead to "b is a".

> This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not
> intended to be, nor should it be construed or used as, financial,
> legal, tax or investment advice or an offer to sell, or a
> solicitation of any offer to buy, an interest in any fund advised by
> Ada Investment Management LP, the Investment advisor.

What?


Thomas

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#31423

On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:51:46 -0500, Pradipto Banerjee wrote:

> I am trying to define class, where if I use a statement a = b, then
> instead of "a" pointing to the same instance as "b", it should point to a
> copy of "b", but I can't get it right.

It cannot be done.

Name binding ("variable = value") is a language primitive; it is not
delegated to the object on the LHS (if there even is one; the name doesn't
have to exist at the point that the statement is executed).

You'll have to change the syntax to something which is delegated to
objects, e.g. "a[:] = b" will call "a.__setitem__(slice(None), b)"

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#31458

Pradipto Banerjee於 2012年10月16日星期二UTC+8下午9時59分05秒寫道：
> I am trying to define class, where if I use a statement a = b, then instead of "a" pointing to the same instance as "b", it should point to a copy of "b", but I can't get it right.
> 
> 
> 
> Currently, I have the following:
> 
> 
> 
> ----
> 
> 
> 
> class myclass(object):
> 
>         def __init__(self, name='')
> 
>                 self.name = name
> 
> 
> 
>         def copy(self):
> 
>                 newvar = myclass(self.name)
> 
>                 return newvar
> 
> 
> 
>         def __eq__(self, other):
> 
>                 if instance(other, myclass):
> 
>                         return self == other.copy()
> 
>                 return NotImplemented
> 
> ----
> 
> 
> 
> Now if I try:
> 
> 
> 
> >>> a=myclass()
> 
> >>> a.name = 'test'
> 
> >>> b=a
> 
What you really want is b=a.copy() 
not b=a to disentangle two objects.

__eq__ is used in the comparison operation. 
 


> >>> b.name
> 
> 'test'
> 
> >>> b.name = 'test2'
> 
> >>> a.name
> 
> 'test2'
> 
> 
> 
> I wanted b=a to make a new copy of "a", but then when I assigned b.name = 'test2', even a.name became 'test2'.
> 
> 
> 
> How can I rectify my code to make the __eq__() behave like copy()?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be, nor should it be construed or used as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice or an offer to sell, or a solicitation of any offer to buy, an interest in any fund advised by Ada Investment Management LP, the Investment advisor.  Any offer or solicitation of an investment in any of the Funds may be made only by delivery of such Funds confidential offering materials to authorized prospective investors.  An investment in any of the Funds is not suitable for all investors.  No representation is made that the Funds will or are likely to achieve their objectives, or that any investor will or is likely to achieve results comparable to those shown, or will make any profit at all or will be able to avoid incurring substantial losses.  Performance results are net of applicable fees, are unaudited and reflect reinvestment of income and profits.  Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All financial data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice.
> 
> 
> 
> Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of Ada Investment Management LP and its affiliates. This transmission may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format.

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#31485

On 17/10/2012 05:16, 88888 Dihedral wrote:
> What you really want is b=a.copy()
> not b=a to disentangle two objects.
>
> __eq__ is used in the comparison operation.
>

The winner Smartest Answer by a Bot Award 2012 :)

-- 
Cheers.

Mark Lawrence.

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#31459

Pradipto Banerjee於 2012年10月16日星期二UTC+8下午9時59分05秒寫道：
> I am trying to define class, where if I use a statement a = b, then instead of "a" pointing to the same instance as "b", it should point to a copy of "b", but I can't get it right.
> 
> 
> 
> Currently, I have the following:
> 
> 
> 
> ----
> 
> 
> 
> class myclass(object):
> 
>         def __init__(self, name='')
> 
>                 self.name = name
> 
> 
> 
>         def copy(self):
> 
>                 newvar = myclass(self.name)
> 
>                 return newvar
> 
> 
> 
>         def __eq__(self, other):
> 
>                 if instance(other, myclass):
> 
>                         return self == other.copy()
> 
>                 return NotImplemented
> 
> ----
> 
> 
> 
> Now if I try:
> 
> 
> 
> >>> a=myclass()
> 
> >>> a.name = 'test'
> 
> >>> b=a
> 
What you really want is b=a.copy() 
not b=a to disentangle two objects.

__eq__ is used in the comparison operation. 
 


> >>> b.name
> 
> 'test'
> 
> >>> b.name = 'test2'
> 
> >>> a.name
> 
> 'test2'
> 
> 
> 
> I wanted b=a to make a new copy of "a", but then when I assigned b.name = 'test2', even a.name became 'test2'.
> 
> 
> 
> How can I rectify my code to make the __eq__() behave like copy()?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be, nor should it be construed or used as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice or an offer to sell, or a solicitation of any offer to buy, an interest in any fund advised by Ada Investment Management LP, the Investment advisor.  Any offer or solicitation of an investment in any of the Funds may be made only by delivery of such Funds confidential offering materials to authorized prospective investors.  An investment in any of the Funds is not suitable for all investors.  No representation is made that the Funds will or are likely to achieve their objectives, or that any investor will or is likely to achieve results comparable to those shown, or will make any profit at all or will be able to avoid incurring substantial losses.  Performance results are net of applicable fees, are unaudited and reflect reinvestment of income and profits.  Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All financial data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice.
> 
> 
> 
> Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of Ada Investment Management LP and its affiliates. This transmission may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format.

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