class initialization problem

Fri Sep 18 08:38:59 EDT 2009

rantingrick wrote:
> On Sep 18, 12:24 am, "OKB (not okblacke)"
> <brenNOSPAMb... at NObrenSPAMbarn.net> wrote:
>>> Perhaps you want to cut off the recursion at the first step, so
>> that the nested instance itself does not have a nested instance. If so,
>> add another parameter to __init__ that flags whether you are creating a
>> "top-level" instance.
>>>>> yes, i also figured that out just a few minutes ago.
>> class A():
> def __init__(self, nested=ue)
> if nested:
> self.var =(nestedúlse)
>> I think i have been staring at code too long and my noodle just
> shutdown for the evening :)
>> Thanks!
>>Don't forget the else: clause. If the nested flag is not set, set 
self.var = None. Otherwise, some user of this class has to face the 
possibility that he gets an attribute exception accessing the child.
DaveA