instancemethod 1.4.0

Restrict method calls to instances of the owner class.

instancemethod

Purpose

This package containing code and its example usage for restricting method calls to instances of the class or subclass that contains the method.

Contents

This package contains one module written in pure Python (3.5 or newer) with the following code blocks:

• instancemethod: Higher order function for wrapping methods
• NotAnInstanceError: Error raised when validation fails

Usage

Use the Python decorator (@) symbol along with the instancemethod function to wrap a method and designate it as an instance method.

Declaration

class Foo:
    def __init__():
        ...

    @instancemethod
    def bar():
        ...

Valid Usage

foo = Foo()
bar = foo.bar()

Invalid Usage

bar = Foo.bar()

Returns

NotAnInstanceError:
...

Author

Braden Toone is the sole author and maintainer of this code, and can be contacted via email at [e-mail]

License

This package is licensed under the OSI Approved MIT License.