I have several situations in my code where I want a unique identifier
for a method of some object (I think this is called a bound method). I
want this id to be both unique to that method and also stable (so I can
regenerate it later if necessary).
I thought the id function was the obvious choice, but it doesn't seem to
work. The id of two different methods of the same object seems to be the
same, and it may not be stable either. For instance:
class cls(object):
def __init__(self):
print id(self.meth1)
print id(self.meth2)
def meth1(self):
pass
def meth2(self):
pass
c = cls()
3741536
3741536
print id(c.meth1)
3616240
print id(c.meth2)
3616240
I guess that just means bound methods aren't objects in their own right,
but it surprised me.
The "hash" function looks promising -- it prints out consistent values
if I use it instead of "id" in the code above. Is it stable and unique?
The documentation talks about "objects" again, which given the behavior
of id makes me pretty nervous.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
-- Russell
12  2690 
Russell E. Owen wrote: The id of two different methods of the same object seems to be the
same, and it may not be stable either.
Two facts you're (apparently) unaware of are conspiring against you:
1) the "id" of an object is consistent for the lifetime of the object,
but may be reused after the object goes away
2) methods are bound on an as-needed basis and then normally discarded
(unless you do something to keep them around)
An illustration:
class cls(object):
def meth1(self):
pass
def meth2(self):
pass
c = cls()
m1 = c.meth1
print id(m1)
-1209779308
m2 = c.meth1
print id(m2)
-1209652732
I guess that just means bound methods aren't objects in their own right,
but it surprised me.
Nope, they're objects, they just don't tend to be around very long.
The "hash" function looks promising -- it prints out consistent values
if I use it instead of "id" in the code above. Is it stable and unique?
The documentation talks about "objects" again, which given the behavior
of id makes me pretty nervous.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
I think you'll get the best advice from this group if you tell us what
the larger problem is that you're trying to solve.
--
Benji York
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:29:19 -0700, "Russell E. Owen" <ro***@cesmail. net> wrote: I have several situations in my code where I want a unique identifier
for a method of some object (I think this is called a bound method). I
want this id to be both unique to that method and also stable (so I can
regenerate it later if necessary).
I thought the id function was the obvious choice, but it doesn't seem to
work. The id of two different methods of the same object seems to be the
same, and it may not be stable either. For instance:
The id function works, but you are applying it to transient objects, which
is what bound methods are unless you cause them to persist one way or another.
class cls(object):
def __init__(self):
print id(self.meth1)
print id(self.meth2)
def meth1(self):
pass
def meth2(self):
pass
c = cls()
3741536
3741536
This means that self.meth1 only existed long enough to be passed to id,
and when id was done with determining its id, self.meth1 was freed.
Then self.meth2 was created, and happened to use a representation space
with the same id as was used for self.meth1. If the two objects (bound methods
here) existed at the same time, they would be guaranteed not to have the same id
unless they were actually the same object.
print id(c.meth1)
3616240
print id(c.meth2)
3616240
This happened to re-use a representation space with another id.
I guess that just means bound methods aren't objects in their own right,
but it surprised me.
No, they are objects in their own right. You were surprised by your
[mis]interpretation of the above results ;-)
The "hash" function looks promising -- it prints out consistent values
if I use it instead of "id" in the code above. Is it stable and unique?
The documentation talks about "objects" again, which given the behavior
of id makes me pretty nervous.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
If you want a particular bound method to have a stable and persistent id,
make it persist, e.g., class cls(object):
... def __init__(self):
... print id(self.meth1)
... print id(self.meth2)
... def meth1(self):
... pass
... def meth2(self):
... pass
... c = cls()
49219060
49219060 print id(c.meth1)
49219020 print id(c.meth2)
49219020
Ok, those were transient, now nail a couple of bound methods down: cm1 = c.meth1
cm2 = c.meth2
And you can look at their id's all you like:
print id(cm1)
49219020 print id(cm2)
49219060 print id(cm1)
49219020 print id(cm2)
49219060
But every time you just evaluate the attribute expression c.meth1 or c.meth2
you will get a new transient bound method object, with a new id:
print id(c.meth1)
49219180 print id(c.meth2)
49219180
But the ones we forced to persist by binding the expression values to cm1 and cm2
above still have the same ids as before:
print id(cm1)
49219020 print id(cm2)
49219060
So the question would be, why do you (think you ;-) need ids for
these bound methods as such? I.e., what is the "situation" in your code?
Regards,
Bengt Richter
Russell E. Owen wrote: The "hash" function looks promising -- it prints out consistent values
if I use it instead of "id" in the code above. Is it stable and unique?
The documentation talks about "objects" again, which given the behavior
of id makes me pretty nervous.
I dont know how the hash of a bound method is calculated,but as the
function of the method is a stable and referenced object and as
instances lives are in your hands,then an id(self)^id(sel f.meth.im_func)
should be a chance for that 'hash' function.
def methodId(boundM ethod):
return id(boundMethod. im_self)^id(bou ndMethod.im_fun c)
class cls(object):
def __init__(self):
print methodId(self.m eth1)
print methodId(self.m eth2)
def meth1(self):
pass
def meth2(self):
pass
c = cls()
print methodId(c.meth 1)
print methodId(c.meth 2)
I think this is giving what you expected.
Regards Paolino
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In article <ma************ *************** ************@py thon.org>,
Benji York <be***@benjiyor k.com> wrote: Russell E. Owen wrote: The id of two different methods of the same object seems to be the
same, and it may not be stable either.
Two facts you're (apparently) unaware of are conspiring against you:
1) the "id" of an object is consistent for the lifetime of the object,
but may be reused after the object goes away
2) methods are bound on an as-needed basis and then normally discarded
(unless you do something to keep them around)
Thank you and Bengt Richter. You both explained it very well.
The current issue is associated with Tkinter. I'm trying to create a tk
callback function that calls a python "function" (any python callable
entity).
To do that, I have to create a name for tk that is unique to my python
"function". A hash-like name would be perfect, meaning a name that is
always the same for a particular python "function" and always different
for a different python "function". That would save a lot of housekeeping.
Does the built-in hash function actually do the job?
If I centralize all tk callback management and keep objects that
represent the tk callback around then I can avoid the whole issue. I was
hoping to avoid that, because it complicates housekeeping and adds a
risk of memory leaks (at least I think so; right now tk deallocates its
callback functions in the few cases I care about so I don't worry about
it.)
-- Russell
P.S. Paolino: thank you also for your kind reply. Your suggestion sounds
very useful if I only want a hash for a bound function, but in this case
since I want a hash for any callable entity I'm not sure it'll work.
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:33:22 -0700, "Russell E. Owen" <ro***@cesmail. net> wrote:
[...]
The current issue is associated with Tkinter. I'm trying to create a tk
callback function that calls a python "function" (any python callable
entity).
To do that, I have to create a name for tk that is unique to my python
"function". A hash-like name would be perfect, meaning a name that is
always the same for a particular python "function" and always different
for a different python "function". That would save a lot of housekeeping.
Why do you need a name? Can you post an example snippet that shows
a callback function being used with Tkinter as you would wish?
I have a feeling there is a much simpler solution than you are imagining ;-)
Regards,
Bengt Richter
In article <43************ *****@news.oz.n et>, bo**@oz.net (Bengt Richter) wrote: On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:33:22 -0700, "Russell E. Owen" <ro***@cesmail. net>
wrote:
[...]
The current issue is associated with Tkinter. I'm trying to create a tk
callback function that calls a python "function" (any python callable
entity).
To do that, I have to create a name for tk that is unique to my python
"function". A hash-like name would be perfect, meaning a name that is
always the same for a particular python "function" and always different
for a different python "function". That would save a lot of housekeeping.
Why do you need a name? Can you post an example snippet that shows
a callback function being used with Tkinter as you would wish?
I have a feeling there is a much simpler solution than you are imagining ;-)
Here is an example (simplified from my real code; I may have introduced
an error in the process). I could switch to the twisted framework, but
this code has been working very well and it saves my users from having
to install a 3rd party package.
-- Russell
def addTkCallback(t k, func):
tkName = "cb%d" % hash(func)
tk.createcomman d(tkNname, func)
return tkName
class TkSocket(TkBase Socket):
def __init__(self,
addr,
port,
binary=False,
readCallback = None,
stateCallback = None,
tkSock = None,
):
...
try:
# create the socket and configure it
self._sock = self._tk.call(" socket", ...)
self._tk.call(" fconfigure", self._sock, ...)
# add callbacks; the write callback is just used to detect
state
readName =addTkCallback( self._tk, self._doRead)
self._tk.call(' fileevent', self._sock, "readable",
readName)
connName = addTkCallback(s elf._tk, self._doConnect )
self._tk.call(' fileevent', self._sock, "writable", connName
except Tkinter.TclErro r, e:
raise RuntimeError(e)
Russell E. Owen wrote: The current issue is associated with Tkinter. I'm trying to create a tk
callback function that calls a python "function" (any python callable
entity).
To do that, I have to create a name for tk that is unique to my python
"function" . A hash-like name would be perfect, meaning a name that is
always the same for a particular python "function" and always different
for a different python "function". That would save a lot of housekeeping.
have you tried Tkinter's built-in _register method?
import Tkinter
w = Tkinter.Tk()
help(w._registe r)
Help on method _register in module Tkinter:
_register(self, func, subst=None, needcleanup=1) method of Tkinter.Tk
instance
Return a newly created Tcl function. If this
function is called, the Python function FUNC will
be executed. An optional function SUBST can
be given which will be executed before FUNC.
def func():
.... print "Hello"
.... name = w._register(fun c)
name
'10768336func'
w.tk.call(name)
Hello
'None'
</F>
Russell E. Owen wrote: I have several situations in my code where I want a unique identifier
for a method of some object (I think this is called a bound method). I
want this id to be both unique to that method and also stable (so I can
regenerate it later if necessary). def persistent_boun d_method(m):
.... return m.im_self.__dic t__.setdefault( m.im_func.func_ name, m)
.... class A:
.... def x(self):
.... return
.... a=A()
a.x is a.x
False persistent_boun d_method(a.x) is persistent_boun d_method(a.x)
True
In article <ma************ *************** ************@py thon.org>,
"Fredrik Lundh" <fr*****@python ware.com> wrote: Russell E. Owen wrote:
The current issue is associated with Tkinter. I'm trying to create a tk
callback function that calls a python "function" (any python callable
entity).
To do that, I have to create a name for tk that is unique to my python
"function ". A hash-like name would be perfect, meaning a name that is
always the same for a particular python "function" and always different
for a different python "function". That would save a lot of housekeeping.
have you tried Tkinter's built-in _register method?
import Tkinter
w = Tkinter.Tk()
help(w._registe r)
Help on method _register in module Tkinter:
_register(self , func, subst=None, needcleanup=1) method of Tkinter.Tk
instance
Return a newly created Tcl function. If this
function is called, the Python function FUNC will
be executed. An optional function SUBST can
be given which will be executed before FUNC.
Thanks. That looks like just the thing. I think I had seen it but was
deterred by the leading underscore (suggesting an internal method whose
interface might change). Still, I guess if it gets modified I can just
change my code.
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