floer32 · February 11, 2015 01:42 · Feb 11, 2015
diff --git a/python_bind_function_as_method.py b/python_bind_function_as_method.py
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+# based on: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1015307/python-bind-an-unbound-method#comment8431145_1015405
+def bind(instance, func, as_name):
+    """ Turn a function to a bound method on an instance
+
+    .. doctest::
+
+        >>> class Foo(object):
+        ...     def __init__(self, x, y):
+        ...         self.x = x
+        ...         self.y = y
+        >>> foo = Foo(2, 3)
+        >>> my_unbound_method = lambda self: self.x * self.y
+        >>> bind(foo, my_unbound_method, 'multiply')
+        >>> # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
+        ... foo.multiply()
+        6
+
+    :param instance: some object
+    :param func: unbound method (i.e. a function that takes `self` argument, that you now
+        want to be bound to this class as a method)
+    :param as_name: name of the method to create on the object
+
+    SIDE EFFECTS:
+        - creates the new bound method on this instance, like you asked for
+    """
+    setattr(instance, as_name, func.__get__(instance, instance.__class__))