import sys
class DoDefaultMixin(object):
''' An alternative way to call superclass method code.
Mix this class in to your classes, and you can now use the following
form to call superclass methods:
retval = cls.doDefault([args])
instead of the usual:
retval = super(cls, self).methodName([args])
'''
def doDefault(cls, *args, **kwargs):
frame = sys._getframe(1)
self = frame.f_locals['self']
methodName = frame.f_code.co_name
return eval('super(cls, self).%s(*args, **kwargs)' % methodName)
doDefault = classmethod(doDefault)
if __name__ == '__main__':
class TestBase(list, DoDefaultMixin):
def MyMethod(self):
print "TestBase.MyMethod called."
class MyTest(TestBase):
def MyMethod(self):
print "MyTest.MyMethod called."
MyTest.doDefault()
t = MyTest()
t.MyMethod()
