From: mark sparshatt <msparshatt@...>
Date: 2005-02-07T19:06:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Classes at runtime

Lethalman wrote:
> (sorry for my poor English)
> Hello,
> i can make classes at runtime in Python, just like this:
> 
> class test: pass
> class myclass:
>     def make(self, inherit):
>         class temp(inherit): pass
>         return temp()
> 
> instance = myclass().make(test)
> 
> instance is now a class which inherits test... this is a really simple 
> example but i need to know because i can't do this in ruby.
> So, is python more dynamic with objects? Isn't ruby good for this kind 
> of meta programming?
> 
> 

Try this

class Test
end

klass = Class.new(Test)
p klass.ancestors #=> [#<Class:.....>, Test, Object, Kernel]

klass is a subclass of Test.

HTH

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Mark Sparshatt