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Mastering Metaclasses in Python using real-life scenarios

Muhammad Ihsan on January 04, 2024

Metaclasses in Python offer a powerful way to shape how classes are defined, providing developers with the means to enforce coding standards, limit...
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VLC33 •

It's good to see a working examples for metaclasses, usually explanations about metaclasses started something with "You don't need to use metaclasses, find other way around".

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Muhammad Ihsan •

Thanks for appreciating my content, it's my first article on dev.to ever, and this really boosted my energy, and now I am trying my best to share more such content. Thanks

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Johannes Nussbaum •

Hi Muhammad,
Thanks for your article, I like it a lot :-)
I think I spotted a mistake: In the very first code example, there is a def __new__() that calls super().__new__(), and then there is a def __call__() that also calls super().__new__(). Is that correct? Shouldn't it call super().__call__()?

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Muhammad Ihsan •

Yes, you're right, I just corrected it. Thanks for your valuable feedback

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wlagyorgy •

Great job! It was a pleasure to read. Maybe if you add some explanation for the arguments of the metaclass' methods, even beginners could understand it fully.

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Muhammad Ihsan •

Thanks for your positive feedback, let me edit it and add more explanations.

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Muhammad Ihsan •

Hi @wlagyorgy, I just added more explanation for methods and their arguments. Kindly check the article now.
For your reference: I have made changes in the Understanding Metaclasses body.

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wlagyorgy •

Gorgeous! Thanks!

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Humberto A Sanchez II •

Nice lucid explanation. I'll keep this in my back pocket

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Muhammad Ihsan •

Thanks for boosting my energy, a lot much content is on the way...

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Matteo Barbero •

Thanks for your article!

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Muhammad Ihsan •

Thanks for your appreciation.

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Alireza Shabani •

Great article, thanks.

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Muhammad Ihsan •

Thanks for your appreciation.

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Ken Harrison •

Great article!

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Muhammad Ihsan •

Thanks for your appreciation!