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Gwenaël Samain
cython
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May 19, 2018
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gabrieldemarmiesse
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removed the recommendation of subclassing.
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Attributes of an extension type are stored directly in the object's C struct.
Attributes of an extension type are stored directly in the object's C struct.
The set of attributes is fixed at compile time; you can't add attributes to an
The set of attributes is fixed at compile time; you can't add attributes to an
extension type instance at run time simply by assigning to them, as you could
extension type instance at run time simply by assigning to them, as you could
with a Python class instance. (You can subclass the extension type in Python
with a Python class instance. However, you can explicitly enable support
and add attributes to instances of the subclass, see :ref:`dynamic_attributes`.)
for dynamically assigned attributes, or subclass the extension type with a normal
Python class, which then supports arbitrary attribute assignments.
See :ref:`dynamic_attributes`.
There are two ways that attributes of an extension type can be accessed: by
There are two ways that attributes of an extension type can be accessed: by
Python attribute lookup, or by direct access to the C struct from Cython code.
Python attribute lookup, or by direct access to the C struct from Cython code.
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It is not possible to add attributes to an extension type at runtime by default.
It is not possible to add attributes to an extension type at runtime by default.
You have two ways of avoiding this limitation, both add an overhead when
You have two ways of avoiding this limitation, both add an overhead when
a method is called from Python code.
a method is called from Python code.
Especially when calling ``cpdef`` methods.
The first workaround is making a child Python class and is preferred way of
The first approach is to create a Python subclass.::
keeping the static attributes of an extension
type while enabling the use of dynamic attributes::
cdef class Animal:
cdef class Animal:
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dog.has_tail = True
dog.has_tail = True
Declaring a ``__dict__`` attribute is the second way of enabling dynamic attributes
Declaring a ``__dict__`` attribute is the second way of enabling dynamic attributes.::
and can have a significant performance penalty compared to subclassing,
especially when using ``cpdef`` class methods::
cdef class Animal:
cdef class Animal:
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