Why doesn't this work? :)

[Jeremy Moles]

Jumping right into the code (which should speak for itself):

# -----------------------------------

try:
# this will fail and be caught
# below, weeee
import foobar

except ImportError, error:
class foobar:
@staticmethod
def __getattr__(*args, **kargs):
return None

print foobar.bg

# -----------------------------------

This doesn't work and I'm just curious as to why? I can, of course, make
__getattr__ non-static, instantiate a foolbar object, and everything
works; but, the "idea" above seems cleaner and whatnot.

Am I misunderstanding something fundamental about the builtin __*
functions? Can they not be "static?"

No rush on this, just curious. I'm using the following in a more general
way, and it works fine for now...

# -----------------------------------

try:
import foobar

except ImportError, error:
class Foobar:
def __getattr__(*args, **kargs):
return None

foobar = Foobar()

print foobar.bg

# -----------------------------------

 

[Alex Martelli]

Am I misunderstanding something fundamental about the builtin __*
functions? Can they not be "static?"

They can and must be static when their specification say they are (e.g.,
__new__) and they cannot and must not be static when their specification
says otherwise (just about all of them).


Alex