Help with variables "across" classes

[krambriw]

Can you advice me what is best?

I have in the following example two classes, one eg.PluginClass and one object class. I want to set a variable value (myCounter) in the object class and be able to use it in the PluginClass. How would you write it in python "as professional" as possible? Without using global variables. Hope you understand...

Thanks in advance, Walter

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class Device(eg.PluginClass):

    def ReadCounter(self):
        value = myCounter        



class Counter(object):

    def Configure(self):
        myCounter = 5

[dexter98]

Where are the counter objects created?
If this is done within the plugin class, the variable can easily be accessed from the plugin class.

The best way to access such functionality is through wrapper member functions in the counter class, such as GetCounter. It's best practice not to access the variables from a certain class should directly from other classes (except derived classes).

In your case:

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class Device(eg.PluginClass):

    def __init__(self):
        self.counter = Counter()

    def ReadCounter(self):
        self.counter.Increase()
        value = self.counter.GetCount()


class Counter(object):

   def __init__(self):
      self.myCounter = 0

   def GetCount(self):
      return self.myCounter

   def Increase(self):
      self.myCounter += 1

   def Configure(self):
      self.myCounter = 5

[krambriw]

Dear Dexter, thanks a lot for your advice. I'm experimenting with this now...

Best regards, Walter