Calling a class from a function

[jc4d]

Hi all,

I'm pretty noob in python hence the question.
Is it possible to call a class from a function?

Cheers,

[Gribouillis]

I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but yes it is possible

>>> class A:
...     pass
... 
>>> def func():
...     a = A()
...     print(a)
... 
>>> func()
<__main__.A object at 0x7f8e9a4da430>

[jc4d]

I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but yes it is possible

>>> class A:
...     pass
... 
>>> def func():
...     a = A()
...     print(a)
... 
>>> func()
<__main__.A object at 0x7f8e9a4da430>

Thank you, I noticed you have a pass statement at the end of the class, is that necessary? I ask because my classes have a return {'FINISHED'}

I will test it out on my messy script to see if it can hold it

[Gribouillis]

I noticed you have a pass statement at the end of the class, is that necessary?

No it is not necessary. I wrote the 'pass' in order to give a non empty body to the class definition. A better idea is to write a docstring

>>> class A:
...     """This class does nothing"""
... 
>>> 

The class body can only contain return statements in the method's definition.

[jc4d]

No it is not necessary. I wrote the 'pass' in order to give a non empty body to the class definition.

Thank you for the explanation. I will do some test now on my script.

[ndc85430]

You don't explain what you mean when you say "call a class", since that's not standard terminology. In any case, if you generally mean using a class in a function, what makes you think you couldn't do that?