Writing a function from within Python

[Aaron Scott]

Is it possible to change the content of a function after the function
has been created? For instance, say I make a class:

class MyClass:
def ClassFunction(self):
return 1

And I create an object:

MyObject = MyClass()

Is there any way to change the content of the function, a la pseudo-
code:

MyObject.ClassFunction = "return 2"

Thanks for any insight you might be able to offer.

[Arnaud Delobelle]

Aaron Scott <aa***************@gmail.comwrites:

Is it possible to change the content of a function after the function
has been created? For instance, say I make a class:

class MyClass:
def ClassFunction(self):
return 1

And I create an object:

MyObject = MyClass()

Is there any way to change the content of the function, a la pseudo-
code:

MyObject.ClassFunction = "return 2"

Yes there is:

>>class Foo(object):

.... def __init__(self, x):
.... self.x = x
.... def bar(self):
.... return self.x
....

>>foo = Foo('spam')
foo.bar()

'spam'

>>from types import MethodType
def newbar(self):

.... return self.x + ', yummy!'
....

>>foo.bar = MethodType(newbar, foo)
foo.bar()

'spam, yummy!'
HTH

--
Arnaud

[George Sakkis]

On May 28, 4:39 pm, Aaron Scott <[e-mail]:

Is it possible to change the content of a function after the function
has been created? For instance, say I make a class:

class MyClass:
def ClassFunction(self):
return 1

And I create an object:

MyObject = MyClass()

Is there any way to change the content of the function, a la pseudo-
code:

MyObject.ClassFunction = "return 2"

Thanks for any insight you might be able to offer.

The short answer is "yes". The longer answer is "yes but most likely
there are better approaches to whatever you want to do". If you give a
bit more context of the general problem you're trying to solve, I'm
sure you'll get more helpful replies.

George