Dynamically assigning element_class

[Jeroen Demeyer]

Hi,

Suppose I have some Parent class MyParent which can handle multiple
element classes. The choice of element class depends on the arguments to
__init__(). What is the recommended way to deal with this? Is it safe to
do the following in Parent.__init__()?

self.element_class = MyChosenElement

[Simon King]

Hi Jeroen,

I suppose it is better todo

self.Element = MyChosenElementClass

because self.element_class is constructed from self.Elemenet *plus*
additional stuff. So, if you directly override the lazy attribute
self.element_class with MyChosenElementClass, then you will lose all the
additional stuff.

Best regards,
Simon

[Travis Scrimshaw]

Hey Jeroen,
   I think I've done what Simon is recommending at some point as well. Just be sure to do it before doing Parent.__init__(...).

Best,
Travis