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24-class-metaprog/autoconst/autoconst.py

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+# tag::WilyDict[]
+class WilyDict(dict):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.__next_value = 0
+
+    def __missing__(self, key):
+        if key.startswith('__') and key.endswith('__'):
+            raise KeyError(key)
+        self[key] = value = self.__next_value
+        self.__next_value += 1
+        return value
+# end::WilyDict[]
+
+# tag::AUTOCONST[]
+class AutoConstMeta(type):
+    def __prepare__(name, bases, **kwargs):
+        return WilyDict()
+
+class AutoConst(metaclass=AutoConstMeta):
+    pass
+# end::AUTOCONST[]