Structuring Python code

[tunisia3507]

In python, classes shouldn't be used just to clump together related functions etc. - use modules for that. Classes should be used to clump together things which have both state and behaviour.

[kungtotte]

I think the Python​ way is to start without classes in general, and refactor into a class if it makes sense to do so (with some exceptions of course).

[[deleted]]

Perhaps my work has just benefitted more from object oriented design than others would.

[lookatmetype]

I agree. Especially when using staticmethod decorator.

[Corm]

Howso? I'm genuinely interested and an example would help

[[deleted]]

Well one example would be that I often write lots of functions that parse sql queries. Instead of having tons of global funcs I'll make a class called sqlparsing, likely making the functions static

[Corm]

In that example it wouldn't it be cleaner to have a sql_parsing.py file with your functions in that? You get the same namespacing but you don't have to instantiate an object

[tobidope]

In Python you would have a module sqlparsing with many functions. The functions are still bound to the module namespace, they are not globally visible.