Deconstructing classes

In Constructing classes we saw how to construct a class (by using the class keyword). In this section we see how to reverse the process.

To use the class keyword you have to specify:

1. A name for your class.
2. A tuple of bases.
3. A class body.

In this section we see how to get this information back again. Let’s do the easy stuff first. Here’s our empty class again:

>>> class A(object):
...     pass

Here’s how to get the name of the class:

>>> A.__name__
'A'

And here’s how to get the bases:

>>> A.__bases__
(<type 'object'>,)

[To be continued.]