虽然我从来都不需要这样做,但我突然意识到用Python创建一个不可变对象可能有点棘手。你不能只是覆盖__setattr__,因为这样你甚至不能在__init__中设置属性。子类化一个元组是一个有效的技巧:
class Immutable(tuple):
def __new__(cls, a, b):
return tuple.__new__(cls, (a, b))
@property
def a(self):
return self[0]
@property
def b(self):
return self[1]
def __str__(self):
return "<Immutable {0}, {1}>".format(self.a, self.b)
def __setattr__(self, *ignored):
raise NotImplementedError
def __delattr__(self, *ignored):
raise NotImplementedError
但是你可以通过self[0]和self[1]访问a和b变量,这很烦人。
这在Pure Python中可行吗?如果不是,我该如何用C扩展来做呢?
(只能在python3中工作的答案是可以接受的)。
更新:
从Python 3.7开始,要使用的方法是使用@dataclass装饰器,参见最新接受的答案。
第三方attr模块提供了此功能。
编辑:python 3.7已经通过@dataclass在stdlib中采用了这个想法。
$ pip install attrs
$ python
>>> @attr.s(frozen=True)
... class C(object):
... x = attr.ib()
>>> i = C(1)
>>> i.x = 2
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
attr.exceptions.FrozenInstanceError: can't set attribute
Attr通过覆盖__setattr__来实现冻结类,根据文档,Attr在每次实例化时都有轻微的性能影响。
如果您习惯使用类作为数据类型,attr可能特别有用,因为它为您处理样板文件(但没有任何魔力)。特别地,它为你编写了9个dunder (__X__)方法(除非你关闭其中任何一个),包括repr, init, hash和所有比较函数。
Attr还为__slots__提供了一个帮助器。
从Python 3.7开始,你可以在你的类中使用@dataclass装饰器,它将像结构体一样是不可变的!不过,它可能会也可能不会将__hash__()方法添加到类中。引用:
hash() is used by built-in hash(), and when objects are added to hashed collections such as dictionaries and sets. Having a hash() implies that instances of the class are immutable. Mutability is a complicated property that depends on the programmer’s intent, the existence and behavior of eq(), and the values of the eq and frozen flags in the dataclass() decorator.
By default, dataclass() will not implicitly add a hash() method unless it is safe to do so. Neither will it add or change an existing explicitly defined hash() method. Setting the class attribute hash = None has a specific meaning to Python, as described in the hash() documentation.
If hash() is not explicit defined, or if it is set to None, then dataclass() may add an implicit hash() method. Although not recommended, you can force dataclass() to create a hash() method with unsafe_hash=True. This might be the case if your class is logically immutable but can nonetheless be mutated. This is a specialized use case and should be considered carefully.
下面是上面链接的文档中的例子:
@dataclass
class InventoryItem:
'''Class for keeping track of an item in inventory.'''
name: str
unit_price: float
quantity_on_hand: int = 0
def total_cost(self) -> float:
return self.unit_price * self.quantity_on_hand
另一个想法是完全不允许__setattr__而使用object。构造函数中的__setattr__:
class Point(object):
def __init__(self, x, y):
object.__setattr__(self, "x", x)
object.__setattr__(self, "y", y)
def __setattr__(self, *args):
raise TypeError
def __delattr__(self, *args):
raise TypeError
当然你可以用object。__setattr__(p, "x", 3)来修改一个Point实例p,但您的原始实现遭受同样的问题(尝试tuple。__setattr__(i, "x", 42)在一个不可变实例)。
您可以在原始实现中应用相同的技巧:去掉__getitem__(),并在属性函数中使用tuple.__getitem__()。