__getattr__ on a module
- by Matt Joiner
How can implement the equivalent of a __getattr__ on a class, on a module?
Example
When calling a function that does not exist in a module's statically defined attributes, I wish to create an instance of a class in that module, and invoke the method on it with the same name as failed in the attribute lookup on the module.
class A(object):
def salutation(self, accusative):
print "hello", accusative
def __getattr__(mod, name):
return getattr(A(), name)
if __name__ == "__main__":
salutation("world")
Which gives:
matt@stanley:~/Desktop$ python getattrmod.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "getattrmod.py", line 9, in <module>
salutation("world")
NameError: name 'salutation' is not defined
Evidently something is not right about my assumed implementation.
