[Pyrex] instances of cdef'ed classes problem

[Stefan Behnel]

Hi!

Test Drive wrote:
> cdef class Parrot:
> 
>   cdef void describe(self):
>     print "This parrot is resting."
> 
> cdef class Norwegian(Parrot):
> 
>   cdef void describe(self):
>     Parrot.describe(self)
>     print "Lovely plumage!"
>
> >>> p=parrot.Parrot()
> >>> p.decribe()
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> AttributeError: 'parrot.Parrot' object has no attribute 'decribe'

obviously :)


> Now the problem is when i say dir(p)
>  i donot see the describe method, nor am i able to call it.
> Is it not possible to create an instance of cdef'ed class?
> 
> any clues?
> 
> thanks in adavnce

Check your spelling before complaining? :)
Just kidding...

Your method is a C method ("c"def!), so Python cannot see it. Make it a normal
method without the "cdef" if you want to call it from Python.

Stefan