Python: Class factory using user input as class names

Question

I want to add class atttributes to a superclass dynamically. Furthermore, I want to create classes that inherit from this superclass dynamically, and the name of those subclasse

Answer 1

Have a look at the type() builtin function.

knight_class = type('Knight', (Unit,), {})

• First parameter: Name of new class
• Second parameter: Tuple of parent classes
• Third parameter: dictionary of class attributes.

But in your case, if the subclasses don't implement a different behaviour, maybe giving the Unit class a name attribute is sufficient.