Binding first parameter of method to constant value

Fri May 18 08:14:33 EDT 2012

Hi group,
I'm trying to dynamically add methods to a class at runtime. What I
would like to do is have them all delegated to one common function which
is called with the name of the function as first parameter. I.e.:
class Foo():
 def __init__(self):
 # Some magic missing here
 setattr(self, "foometh", types.MethodType(self._dispatcher, self))
 setattr(self, "barmeth", types.MethodType(self._dispatcher, self))
 def _dispatcher(self, caller, *args):
 # Dispatcher called with caller == "foometh"
 # or caller == "barmeth", depending on which one was called
with the effect that
f = Foo()
f.foometh(1, 2, 3)
# -> this should be equivaent to Foo._dispatcher(f, "foometh", 1, 2, 3)
f.barmeth()
# -> this should be equivaent to Foo._dispatcher(f, "barmeth")
I'm kind of stuck. Can you please give me hints?
Best regards,
Joe
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