__builtin__.__dict__['dynamic_property']

flaviut · 08-21-2018, 10:38 PM

Hi, I was browsing through the source code and came across the following line:

Code:

__builtin__.__dict__['dynamic_property'] = lambda func: func(None)

in calibre/__init__.py

I'm curious why this was done like this instead of creating a separate module to be imported?

kovidgoyal · 08-21-2018, 11:03 PM

Because it is used in lots of places. THere are a few extra code-wide globals calibre uses.

08-21-2018, 10:38 PM	#1
flaviut Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: none	__builtin__.__dict__['dynamic_property'] Hi, I was browsing through the source code and came across the following line: Code: __builtin__.__dict__['dynamic_property'] = lambda func: func(None) in calibre/__init__.py I'm curious why this was done like this instead of creating a separate module to be imported?

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08-21-2018, 11:03 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,835 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Because it is used in lots of places. THere are a few extra code-wide globals calibre uses.