Tim wrote:
> I am extending a parser and need to create many classes that are all
> subclassed from the same object (defined in an external library). When my
> module is loaded I need all the classes to be created with a particular
> name but the behavior is all the same. Currently I have a bunch of lines
> like this:
>
> class Vspace(Base.Command): pass
> class Boldpath(Base.Command): pass
>
> There are a bunch of lines like that.
> Is there a better way? Something like
>
> newclasses = ['Vspace', 'Boldpath', ... ]
> for name in newclasses:
> tmp = type(name, (Base.Command,) {})
> tmp.__name__ = name
>
> Is there a more pythonic way?
What is your objection against that approach?
By the way, I don't think you need
> tmp.__name__ = name
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