sub-classing the types in the builtin module datetime
 

I wish to sub-class (if that's the right word) datetime and to use a
different signature for the constructor.

The second part has gone smoothly, but it is difficult to access the
type's methods from the sub-class instance.

I'm beginning to wonder whether it might might be simpler to write my
own Date class.

Does anyone have any comments please?

Colin W.

Re: sub-classing the types in the builtin module datetime
 

Colin J. Williams wrote:
> I wish to sub-class (if that's the right word) datetime and to use a
> different signature for the constructor.
>
> The second part has gone smoothly, but it is difficult to access the
> type's methods from the sub-class instance.
>
What's difficult?
>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> class mydt(datetime): pass
....
>>> dt=mydt(2007,8,15)
>>> dt.day
15
>>> dt.now()
mydt(2007, 8, 15, 18, 57, 58, 562000)

How did you overwrite the constuctor?
Are you sure your constructor really returns a subclass of datetime?

> I'm beginning to wonder whether it might might be simpler to write my
> own Date class.
>
If you only want to change the signature of the constuctor, just write a
factory function.

> Does anyone have any comments please?
>
> Colin W.
>

Have fun,
Michael