Python - execute an instance?

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Is it possible to execute an instance of a class? I don't mean instantiate a class, or execute a method. I mean something like a sibling to __string__ that would return a function. Let's call it __func__.

class ClassFunc (object):
    def __func__ (self):
        print "I'm a class!"

>>> myCF = ClassFunc()
>>> myCF()
I'm a class!

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-13 05:25:30Z

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Close. You want __call__().

answered Apr 13, 2012 at 5:25

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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Gary Fixler Over a year ago

Excellent. Thank you! (I promise I did search Google for a while, but I couldn't find the answer)

jamylak · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-13 05:25:25Z

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>>> class ClassFunc (object):
        def __call__ (self):
            print "I'm a class!"


>>> myCF = ClassFunc()
>>> myCF()
I'm a class!

answered Apr 13, 2012 at 5:25

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