import os class MoveFileCommand(object): def __init__(self, src, dest): self.src = src self.dest = dest def execute(self): self() def __call__(self): print('renaming {} to {}'.format(self.src, self.dest)) os.rename(self.src, self.dest) def undo(self): print('renaming {} to {}'.format(self.dest, self.src)) os.rename(self.dest, self.src) if __name__ == "__main__": undo_stack = [] ren1 = MoveFileCommand('foo.txt', 'bar.txt') ren2 = MoveFileCommand('bar.txt', 'baz.txt') # commands are just pushed into the command stack for cmd in ren1, ren2: undo_stack.append(cmd) # they can be executed later on will for cmd in undo_stack: cmd.execute() # foo.txt is now renamed to baz.txt # and can also be undone on will for cmd in undo_stack: undo_stack.pop().undo() # Now it's bar.txt undo_stack.pop().undo() # and back to foo.txt