No method overloading

[Hussein B]

Hey,
Please correct me if I'm wrong but Python doesn't support method
overload, right?

 

[MeTheGameMakingGuy]

Hey,
Please correct me if I'm wrong but Python doesn't support method
overload, right?
--
def method(self):
 #code
def method(self, data):
 #code

Correct. The second declaration overwrites the first. Give data a
default argument instead:
def method(self, data=None):
if data is None:
# Normal code
else:
# data included code

Not sure how Pythonic that is, but it should work the way you're
requesting... I think.

 

[Fredrik Lundh]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but Python doesn't support method
overload, right?
--
def method(self):
#code
def method(self, data):
#code

in Python, methods are callable attributes, and an attribute can only
have one value. you can use default arguments to work around this:

def method(self, data=None):
if data is None:
#code
else:
#code

</F>

 

[alex23]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but Python doesn't support method
overload, right?

Guido once wrote an article on rolling your own:

http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=101605