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Writing a metaclass to ensure a class is thread-safe
Python allows the creation of classes to be modified via metaclasses. They can perform all sorts of operations that might appear to be magical to languages that do not have the capability. The goal of ...
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Implement OO interfaces in Python
Edit: Whoops! I just remembered there's already an long-lived package for this, zope.interface. I'd like a review all the same.
This is a proof-of-concept ...
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Inherit docstrings from specified parent
I was recently working on some python where I was working with multiple inheritance and mixins and stuff like that, and I wanted to inherit docstrings for specific functions, from specific parents (...
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Python breakpoints in Vim (Vimscript)
I recently decided that putting strategically placed print statements scattered about my python programs to debug was getting to be a little messy.
I had thought ...
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Metaclass to run a __first__ method for the first instantiation of a class
I had an idea for a __first__ special method for a class. It would be run after __new__ and before ...
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Cumulative profiler for a function
I have created a cumulative profiler,
meaning it runs a function several times in a row and prints the cumulative profiler results.
it's python >= 3.6 specific, but you can remove ...
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config files for different development environments (Production, Dev, Testing)
I am following a guide that specifies how to manage different configurations (DB_URI, LOGGER_NAME, etc...) per development environments.
I create a config module ...
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Making a default value a property
I recently asked a question on StackOverflow, looking for a way to more easily turn a class attribute into a @property, but only if no other value has been provided ...
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Using metaclass to decorate derived classes to be `attrs` classes
I am currently developing a framework to facilitate writing controller programs for scientific instruments. I use attrs extensively in the internal parts of the ...
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Marking a class as final or sealing a class
Which of these metaclasses should be preferred, and is there room for improvement?
Some people are not familiar with the philosophies that come with working in Python and have a desire embedded in ...
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