What is Python's equivalent of Ruby's method_missing method? I tried using __getattr__ but this hook applies to fields too. I only want to intercept the method invocations. What is the Python way t...

When I invoke a method that doesn't exist, method_missing will tell me the name of the method. When I attempt to access a variable that hasn't been set, the value is simply nil. I'm attempting to ...

In Ruby, you can capture a call to a method which is missing and define it on the fly. What I wanna accomplish in JavaScript is to have an object with no methods. I want a missing method to be tra...

I have a data set in which the variable GENDER containing two levels Male(M) and Female(F) has lot of Missing values . How do i deal with missing value? What are the different methods to handle the...

I have a couple of modules that extend method missing: module SaysHello def respond_to?(method) super.respond_to?(method) || !!(method.to_s =~ /^hello/) end def method_missing(method, *args, &...

I'm fairly sure that in Lua, you can use a given metatable's __index, __newindex, and __call to roughly replicate Ruby's method_missing. And I somewhat have: function method_missing(selfs, func) ...

I'm learning metaprogramming in Ruby and am just trying out defining missing methods via method_missing and define_method. I'm getting some unexpected behaviour and am wondering if anyone can expla...

I have a model with several date attributes. I'd like to be able to set and get the values as strings. I over-rode one of the methods (bill_date) like so: def bill_date_human date = self.bill_da...

I seem to recall Lua has something similar to Ruby's method_missing. Or am I remembering incorrectly?

Possible Duplicate: Python equivalent of Ruby's 'method_missing' Is there any technique available in Python for intercepting messages (method calls) like the method_missin...

Does objective-c offer a way to intercept calls to class method that does not exist?

similar to the one in Ruby

I don't have much experience with statically typed languages (currently learning Scala and loving it!) but one thing I've noticed is that they don't ever seem to have anything like Ruby's method_mi...

I've found this method here. start = DateTime.now sleep 15 stop = DateTime.now #minutes puts ((stop-start) * 24 * 60).to_i hours,minutes,seconds,frac = Date.day_fraction_to_time(stop-start)...

If my Rakefile does not find a task with a particular name, I'd like rake to instead create a new task by that name according to certain rules, if a file with the missing task name exists. But if i...

In Ruby, objects have a handy method called method_missing which allows one to handle method calls for methods that have not even been (explicitly) defined: Invoked by Ruby when obj is sent a me...

Ruby has method_missing , Python has getattr. Does Boo offer something I can use to intercept method calls?

Does anyone know of a way to intercept dynamic method calls (particularly those that are going to raise RuntimeBinderExceptions) with a RealProxy? I was hoping to catch the exception and implement ...