Subclassed dict as globals

[Evan Simpson]

In Python 2.4 the following works:
.... def __getitem__(self, k):
.... return 'K' + k
....
....while in Python 2.3 it fails with NameError: name 'x' is not defined.
Is this an "accidental feature", or can I count on this working in
future versions of Python? For that matter, is there a way to do this
(intercept global variable accesses) in Python 2.3?

Cheers,

Evan @ 4-am

 

[Lenard Lindstrom]

In Python 2.4 the following works:
... def __getitem__(self, k):
... return 'K' + k
...[snip]
[Is] there a way to do this (intercept global variable accesses)
in Python 2.3?

One can emulate it in a rather limited way in pre 2.4 releases:
glbs[id] = 'K' + id

Kx Ky Kz

Special names can be used only as constants. It is better suited
for eval() than exec.

Lenard Lindstrom
<[email protected]>