Create a python class

Create a python class

PyClass(classname, defs = list(), inherit = NULL)

Arguments

classname

Name of the class. The class name is useful for S3 method dispatch.

defs

A named list of class definitions - functions, attributes, etc.

inherit

A list of Python class objects. Usually these objects have the python.builtin.type S3 class.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
Hi <- PyClass("Hi", list(
  name = NULL,
  `__init__` = function(self, name) {
    self$name <- name
    NULL
  },
  say_hi = function(self) {
    paste0("Hi ", self$name)
  }
))

a <- Hi("World")
}