'''http://stackoverflow.com/questions/963965/how-is-this-strategy-pattern-written-in-python-the-sample-in-wikipedia''' import types class StrategyExample: def __init__(self, func=None): self.name = "Strategy Example 0" if func : self.execute = types.MethodType(func, self) def execute(self): print(self.name) def executeReplacement1(self): print(self.name + " from execute 1") def executeReplacement2(self): print(self.name + " from execute 2") if __name__ == "__main__": strat0 = StrategyExample() strat1 = StrategyExample(executeReplacement1) strat1.name = "Strategy Example 1" strat2 = StrategyExample(executeReplacement2) strat2.name = "Strategy Example 2" strat0.execute() strat1.execute() strat2.execute()