[2010-01] me noobing out with python

class.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8

# Experimenting with creating a class without using the class statement.
# The classes MyA and MyB should be equivalent.

class MyA(object):
	x = 5
	
	def xAndHam(self):
		return "%i HAM" % self.x
	

MyB = type("MyB", (object,), {"x": 5, "xAndHam": lambda self: "%i HAM" % self.x})

def main():
	print MyA
	print MyB
	print
	
	a = MyA()
	b = MyB()
	
	print a
	print b
	print
	
	print a.x
	print b.x
	print
	
	print a.xAndHam
	print b.xAndHam
	print
	
	print a.xAndHam()
	print b.xAndHam()

if __name__ == "__main__": main()

out.txt

<class '__main__.MyA'>
<class '__main__.MyB'>

<__main__.MyA object at 0x31c0b0>
<__main__.MyB object at 0x31c0f0>

5
5

<bound method MyA.xAndHam of <__main__.MyA object at 0x31c0b0>>
<bound method MyB.<lambda> of <__main__.MyB object at 0x31c0f0>>

5 HAM
5 HAM