如何在Python中声明常量?

在Java中,我们做:

public static final String CONST_NAME = "Name";

当前回答

您可以将一个常量包装在numpy数组中,将其标记为仅写,并始终通过下标0调用它。

import numpy as np

# declare a constant
CONSTANT = 'hello'

# put constant in numpy and make read only
CONSTANT = np.array([CONSTANT])
CONSTANT.flags.writeable = False
# alternatively: CONSTANT.setflags(write=0)

# call our constant using 0 index    
print 'CONSTANT %s' % CONSTANT[0]

# attempt to modify our constant with try/except
new_value = 'goodbye'
try:
    CONSTANT[0] = new_value
except:
    print "cannot change CONSTANT to '%s' it's value '%s' is immutable" % (
        new_value, CONSTANT[0])

# attempt to modify our constant producing ValueError
CONSTANT[0] = new_value



>>>
CONSTANT hello
cannot change CONSTANT to 'goodbye' it's value 'hello' is immutable
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "shuffle_test.py", line 15, in <module>
    CONSTANT[0] = new_value
ValueError: assignment destination is read-only

当然,这只保护numpy的内容,而不是变量“CONSTANT”本身;你仍然可以:

CONSTANT = 'foo'

和CONSTANT会改变,然而,这将很快抛出TypeError第一次在脚本中调用CONSTANT[0]。

尽管……我想如果你在某个时候把它改成

CONSTANT = [1,2,3]

现在你不会再得到TypeError了。嗯……

https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/generated/numpy.ndarray.setflags.html

其他回答

在Python中,不能将变量或值声明为常量。


为了让程序员知道变量是常量,通常用大写:

CONST_NAME = "Name"

要在常量发生变化时引发异常,请参阅Alex Martelli的《Python中的常量》。注意,这在实践中并不常用。


从Python 3.8开始,有一个类型。最后一个变量注释,它将告诉静态类型检查器(如myypy)您的变量不应该被重新分配。这是最接近于Java的final。然而,它实际上并不能阻止重新分配:

from typing import Final

a: Final[int] = 1

# Executes fine, but mypy will report an error if you run mypy on this:
a = 2

我忍不住要提供我自己的极简元类实现(这可能是前面元类答案的变体)。

常量存储在容器类中(不需要实例化)。值只能设置一次,但设置后不能更改(或删除)。

就我个人而言,我目前还没有这个用例,但这是一个有趣的练习。

class MetaConstant(type):
    ''' Metaclass that allows underlying class to store constants at class-level (subclass instance not needed).
        Non-existent attributes of underlying class (constants) can be set initially, but cannot be changed or deleted.
    '''

    def __setattr__(klass, attr, value):
        'If attribute (constant) doesn\'t exist, set value. If attribute exists, raise AttributeError.'
        if hasattr(klass, attr):
            raise AttributeError(f'Can\'t change the value of the constant {klass.__name__}.{attr} to {value}'
                                 f' (the value of {klass.__name__}.{attr} is already set to'
                                 f' {getattr(klass, attr)}).')
        super().__setattr__(attr, value)

    def __delattr__(klass, attr):
        if hasattr(klass, attr):
            raise AttributeError(f'Can\'t delete constant {klass.__name__}.{attr}'
                                 f' (set to {getattr(klass, attr)}).')


class Constants(metaclass=MetaConstant):
    'Container class for constants. No instantiation required.'
    #pass               # uncomment if no constants set upon class creation
    B = 'Six'           # sets Constants.B to 'Six'


Constants.B = 6         # AttributeError
del Constants.B         # AttributeError

Constants.A = 'Five'    # sets Constants.A to 'Five'
Constants.A = 5         # AttributeError
del Constants.A         # AttributeError

请随意提出改进建议。

Python没有常量。

也许最简单的替代方法是为它定义一个函数:

def MY_CONSTANT():
    return 42

MY_CONSTANT()现在拥有常量的所有功能(加上一些讨厌的大括号)。

我知道这是一个老问题,但由于新的解决方案仍在添加,我想使可能的解决方案列表更加完整。你可以通过从类中继承属性来实现实例中的常量,如下所示:

class ConstantError(Exception):
    pass  # maybe give nice error message

class AllowConstants:
    _constants = None
    _class_constants = None

    def __init__(self):
        self._constants = {}
        if self._class_constants is not None:
            self._constants.update(self._class_constants)

    def constant(self, name, value):
        assert isinstance(name, str)
        assert self._constants is not None, "AllowConstants was not initialized"
        if name in self._constants or name in self.__dict__:
            raise ConstantError(name)
        self._constants[name] = value

    def __getattr__(self, attr):
        if attr in self._constants:
            return self._constants[attr]
        raise AttributeError(attr)

    def __setattr__(self, attr, val):
        if self._constants is None:
            # not finished initialization
            self.__dict__[attr] = val
        else:
            if attr in self._constants:
                raise ConstantError(attr)
            else:
                self.__dict__[attr] = val

    def __dir__(self):
        return super().__dir__() + list(self._constants.keys())

子类化this时,你创建的常量将受到保护:

class Example(AllowConstants):
    def __init__(self, a, b):
        super().__init__()
        self.constant("b", b)
        self.a = a

    def try_a(self, value):
        self.a = value

    def try_b(self, value):
        self.b = value

    def __str__(self):
        return str({"a": self.a, "b": self.b})

    def __repr__(self):
        return self.__str__()


example = Example(1, 2)
print(example)  # {'a': 1, 'b': 2}

example.try_a(5)
print(example)  # {'a': 5, 'b': 2}

example.try_b(6)  # ConstantError: b

example.a = 7
print(example)  # {'a': 7, 'b': 2}

example.b = 8  # ConstantError: b

print(hasattr(example, "b"))  # True

#  To show that constants really do immediately become constant: 

class AnotherExample(AllowConstants):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.constant("a", 2)
        print(self.a)
        self.a=3


AnotherExample()  # 2  ConstantError: a


# finally, for class constants:
class YetAnotherExample(Example):
    _class_constants = {
        'BLA': 3
    }

    def __init__(self, a, b):
        super().__init__(a,b)

    def try_BLA(self, value):
        self.BLA = value

ex3 = YetAnotherExample(10, 20)
ex3.BLA  # 3
ex3.try_BLA(10)  # ConstantError: BLA
ex3.BLA = 4  # ConstantError: BLA

常量是局部的(从AllowConstants继承的类的每个实例都有自己的常量),只要它们没有被重新赋值,就像普通的属性一样,并且编写从这个继承的类允许或多或少与支持常量的语言相同的风格。

此外,如果您想通过直接访问实例来防止任何人更改值。_constants,您可以使用其他答案中建议的许多不允许这样做的容器之一。最后,如果你真的觉得有必要,你可以阻止人们设置所有的实例。通过AllowConstants的更多属性访问,将_constants赋给一个新字典。(当然,这些都不是非常python化的,但这不是重点)。

编辑(因为使python非python化是一个有趣的游戏):为了使继承更容易一点,你可以修改AllowConstants如下:

class AllowConstants:
    _constants = None
    _class_constants = None

    def __init__(self):
        self._constants = {}
        self._update_class_constants()

    def __init_subclass__(cls):
        """
        Without this, it is necessary to set _class_constants in any subclass of any class that has class constants
        """
        if cls._class_constants is not None:
            #prevent trouble where _class_constants is not overwritten
            possible_cases = cls.__mro__[1:-1] #0 will have cls and -1 will have object
            for case in possible_cases:
                if cls._class_constants is case._class_constants:
                    cls._class_constants = None
                    break

    def _update_class_constants(self):
        """
        Help with the inheritance of class constants
        """
        for superclass in self.__class__.__mro__:
            if hasattr(superclass, "_class_constants"):
                sccc = superclass._class_constants
                if sccc is not None:
                    for key in sccc:
                        if key in self._constants:
                            raise ConstantError(key)
                    self._constants.update(sccc)

    def constant(self, name, value):
        assert isinstance(name, str)
        assert self._constants is not None, "AllowConstants was not initialized"
        if name in self._constants or name in self.__dict__:
            raise ConstantError(name)
        self._constants[name] = value

    def __getattr__(self, attr):
        if attr in self._constants:
            return self._constants[attr]
        raise AttributeError(attr)

    def __setattr__(self, attr, val):
        if self._constants is None:
            # not finished initialization
            self.__dict__[attr] = val
        else:
            if attr in self._constants:
                raise ConstantError(attr)
            else:
                self.__dict__[attr] = val

    def __dir__(self):
        return super().__dir__() + list(self._constants.keys())

这样你就可以:

class Example(AllowConstants):
    _class_constants = {
        "BLA": 2
    }
    def __init__(self, a, b):
        super().__init__()
        self.constant("b", b)
        self.a = a

    def try_a(self, value):
        self.a = value

    def try_b(self, value):
        self.b = value

    def __str__(self):
        return str({"a": self.a, "b": self.b})

    def __repr__(self):
        return self.__str__()


class ChildExample1(Example):
    _class_constants = {
        "BLI": 88
    }


class ChildExample2(Example):
    _class_constants = {
        "BLA": 44
    }


example = ChildExample1(2,3)
print(example.BLA)  # 2
example.BLA = 8  # ConstantError BLA
print(example.BLI)  # 88
example.BLI = 8  # ConstantError BLI

example = ChildExample2(2,3)  # ConstantError BLA

这里有一个技巧,如果你想要常量,而不关心它们的值:

只定义空类。

e.g:

class RED: 
    pass
class BLUE: 
    pass