def extend_instance(obj, mixin): """Apply mixins to a class instance after creation""" base_cls = obj.__class__ base_cls_name = obj.__class__.__name__ obj.__class__ = type( base_cls_name, (mixin, base_cls), {} ) # mixin needs to go first for our forward() logic to work def getattr_recursive(obj, att): """ Return nested attribute of obj Example: getattr_recursive(obj, 'a.b.c') is equivalent to obj.a.b.c """ if att == "": return obj i = att.find(".") if i < 0: return getattr(obj, att) else: return getattr_recursive(getattr(obj, att[:i]), att[i + 1 :]) def setattr_recursive(obj, att, val): """ Set nested attribute of obj Example: setattr_recursive(obj, 'a.b.c', val) is equivalent to obj.a.b.c = val """ if "." in att: obj = getattr_recursive(obj, ".".join(att.split(".")[:-1])) setattr(obj, att.split(".")[-1], val)