A python class that acts like dict

Question

I want to write a custom class that behaves like dict - so, I am inheriting from dict.

My question, though, is: Do I need to create a priva

Answer 1

This is my best solution. I used this many times.

class DictLikeClass:
    ...
    def __getitem__(self, key):
        return getattr(self, key)

    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
        setattr(self, key, value)
    ...

You can use like:

>>> d = DictLikeClass()
>>> d["key"] = "value"
>>> print(d["key"])