16.1.2.2. DictWithDirtyFlag

class xattrfile.DictWithDirtyFlag

Bases: dict

Dictionnary with modification (dirty) flag.

This class overrides dict class. When this dict is modified, the dirty flag is set to True. Of course, you can reset the dirty flag manually. It is just a flag. You have to implement what you want with it.

Example

>>> d = DictWithDirtyFlag()
>>> d.dirty
False
>>> d['foo'] = 'bar'
>>> d.dirty
True
>>> # do what you want...
>>> d.dirty = False
>>> d['foo2'] = 'bar2'
>>> d.dirty
True

Variables:dirty (boolean) – the dirty flag

Attributes Summary

dirty

Attributes Documentation

dirty = False