reference to creating class instance for class defined within creating class

Question

I have the following structure:

class foo(object):
  class bar(object):
    def __init__(self, parent):
      self._parent=parent             #this

    def worker(self):
      return self._parent.name

  def __init__(self, name):
    self.name=name

  def giveNamePointer(self):
    return self.bar(self)             #and this

Which works fine, however I was wondering if there is an implicit or easier way to get the reference to the creating instance in the special case, that the created instance is a class defined in the creating class.

edit: could this help me :implementing descriptiors and if so how?

Katriel · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-26 12:30:19Z

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No. Explicit is better than implicit.

(There's nothing special about defining a class inside another class.)

answered Jun 26, 2012 at 12:30

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ted Over a year ago

well the surrounding scope changes, but i will accept pythons zen

ted Over a year ago

what about Implementing Descriptors

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