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POHow to generically apply an override of a function to mutiple classes in python?
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copied!<p>I am working on a Django application but this seems like it is just a python question, with nothing necessarily specific to Django. I'm pretty new to python, and its hard to describe what I am trying to do, but easier to show so here goes:</p> <p>I have one class:</p> <pre><code>class SlideForm(ModelForm): class Meta: model = Slide </code></pre> <p>which I subclass:</p> <pre><code>class HiddenSlideForm(SlideForm): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(HiddenSlideForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) for name, field in self.fields.iteritems(): field.widget = field.hidden_widget() field.required = False </code></pre> <p>and then I have another class:</p> <pre><code>class DeckForm(ModelForm): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): # do some stuff here return super(DeckForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) class Meta: model = Deck # other stuff here </code></pre> <p>which I also sub-class:</p> <pre><code>class HiddenDeckForm(DeckForm): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super(HiddenDeckForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) for name, field in self.fields.iteritems(): field.widget = field.hidden_widget() field.required = False </code></pre> <p>Note that the subclasses have the exact same code other than class names and do the exact same thing. I have been trying to figure what the best way to genericize this so I can keep it DRY and easily use it for other classes, and have considered decorators and/or multiple inheritance--both of which are new concepts for me--but I keep getting mixed up. </p> <p>Help is appreciated!</p> <p>(As a side note, feel free to point out any problems you see in my django code :) )</p>

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