derp.py

import abc


class Plugin(object):
    '''This is the base class. It'll take care of all the lower level stuff.'''
    
    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta


class OutputPlugin(Plugin):
    '''This class defines an interface for a "type" of plugin.'''
    
    @abc.abstractmethod
    def some_method_that_this_type_will_need_to_implement(self):
        pass
    
    
class MyActualPlugin(OutputPlugin):
    '''This is the kind of class that you'll see inside the plugin modules.'''
    
    def some_method_that_this_type_will_need_to_implement(self):
        do_work()