"""Test that valid class attribute doesn't trigger errors""" __revision__ = 'sponge bob' class Clazz(object): "dummy class" def __init__(self): self.topic = 5 self._data = 45 def change_type(self, new_class): """Change type""" self.__class__ = new_class def do_nothing(self): "I do nothing useful" return self.topic + 56