Help me override append function of list object

[jeremito]

I have created a class that inherits from the list object. I want to
override the append function to allow my class to append several
copies at the same time with one function call. I want to do
something like:

import copy

class MyList(list):
__init__(self):
pass

def append(self, object, n=1):
for i in xrange(n):
self.append(copy.copy(object))

Now I know this doesn't work because I overwrite append, but want the
original functionality of the list object. Can someone help me?

Thanks,
Jeremy

[Peter Otten]

jeremito wrote:

I have created a class that inherits from the list object. I want to
override the append function to allow my class to append several
copies at the same time with one function call. I want to do
something like:

import copy

class MyList(list):
__init__(self):
pass

def append(self, object, n=1):
for i in xrange(n):
self.append(copy.copy(object))

Now I know this doesn't work because I overwrite append, but want the
original functionality of the list object. Can someone help me?

Use list.append(self, obj) or super(MyList, self).append(obj), e. g.:

>>import copy
class List(list):

.... def append(self, obj, n=1):
.... for i in xrange(n):
.... super(List, self).append(copy.copy(obj))
....

>>items = List()
items.append(42, 3)
items

[42, 42, 42]

Peter

[jeremito]

On Jan 30, 10:47 am, Peter Otten <[e-mail]:

jeremito wrote:

I have created a class that inherits from the list object. I want to
override the append function to allow my class to append several
copies at the same time with one function call. I want to do
something like:

import copy

class MyList(list):
__init__(self):
pass

def append(self, object, n=1):
for i in xrange(n):
self.append(copy.copy(object))

Now I know this doesn't work because I overwrite append, but want the
original functionality of the list object. Can someone help me?Use list.append(self, obj) or super(MyList, self).append(obj), e. g.:

>import copy
class List(list):... def append(self, obj, n=1):

... for i in xrange(n):
... super(List, self).append(copy.copy(obj))
...>>items = List()

>items.append(42, 3)
items[42, 42, 42]

Peter

Thank you so much. I'm glad it is so easy.
Jeremy