File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/config/__init__.py", line 16, in <module> from .application import * File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/config/application.py", line 31, in <module> from IPython.config.configurable import SingletonConfigurable File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/config/configurable.py", line 33, in <module> from IPython.utils.text import indent, wrap_paragraphs File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/utils/text.py", line 28, in <module> from IPython.external.path import path File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/IPython/external/path/__init__.py", line 2, in <module> from path import * File "/home/jhammel/python/path.py", line 25 print root(path) ^

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
illlustrate e.g. method bind for python
"""

class Foo(object):

    @classmethod
    def create(cls):
        """create an instance and bind a method onto foo"""
        class decorator(object):
            def __init__(self, function):
                self.function = function
            def __call__(self):
                print "Bar!"
                return self.function()

        instance = cls()
        instance.foo = decorator(instance.foo)
        return instance

    def foo(self):
        print "Foo!"

if __name__ == '__main__':
    foo = Foo.create()
    foo.foo()