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Hi all, quick one,

I hope I am explaining this properly, I am wanting to do some introspection
on custom object instances, for example:

import md5
>>> m = md5.new()
>>> type(m)
<type 'md5.md5'>

I can at least test here by doing something like if type(m) == 'md5.md5':


Here is a custom Dispatcher class that I have written

>>> from BI.System.Controller.Dispatcher import Dispatcher
>>> x = Dispatcher()
>>> type(x)
<type 'instance'>

How do I get the same as with instance 'm' above where the type displays the
actual object instance name, however my
custom dispatcher instance is just a generic 'instance', is there some
builtin where this is set ?

many thanks

Graeme

"Graeme Matthew" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
> Here is a custom Dispatcher class that I have written
>
> >>> from BI.System.Controller.Dispatcher import Dispatcher
> >>> x = Dispatcher()
> >>> type(x)
> <type 'instance'>

You did Java before ?

> How do I get the same as with instance 'm' above where the type displays
the
> actual object instance name, however my
> custom dispatcher instance is just a generic 'instance', is there some
> builtin where this is set ?
>

how about
>>> x.__class__.__name__

HTH
Ciao Ulrich

works fine, ta

x.__class__.__name__
'Dispatcher'
>>>
"Ulrich Petri" <> wrote in message
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> "Graeme Matthew" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> >
> > Here is a custom Dispatcher class that I have written
> >
> > >>> from BI.System.Controller.Dispatcher import Dispatcher
> > >>> x = Dispatcher()
> > >>> type(x)
> > <type 'instance'>
>
> You did Java before ?
>
> > How do I get the same as with instance 'm' above where the type displays
> the
> > actual object instance name, however my
> > custom dispatcher instance is just a generic 'instance', is there some
> > builtin where this is set ?
> >
>
> how about
> >>> x.__class__.__name__
>
> HTH
> Ciao Ulrich
>
>

Graeme Matthew wrote:
> Hi all, quick one,
>
> I hope I am explaining this properly, I am wanting to do some introspection
> on custom object instances, for example:
>
> import md5
>
>>>>m = md5.new()
>>>>type(m)
>
> <type 'md5.md5'>
>
> I can at least test here by doing something like if type(m) == 'md5.md5':

how about doing this instead:

isinstance(m,md5.md5)

>
>
> Here is a custom Dispatcher class that I have written
>
>
>>>>from BI.System.Controller.Dispatcher import Dispatcher
>>>>x = Dispatcher()
>>>>type(x)
>
> <type 'instance'>
>
> How do I get the same as with instance 'm' above where the type displays the
> actual object instance name, however my
> custom dispatcher instance is just a generic 'instance', is there some
> builtin where this is set ?

isinstance(x,Dispatcher)

otherwise if you _really_ need the name - just do as some others indicated.


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"Graeme Matthew" <> writes:

> works fine, ta
>
> x.__class__.__name__
> 'Dispatcher'
> >>>

You could also use new-style classes, btw.

Cheers,
M.

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