import copy class ReferenceDefinition: def __init__(self, method, refs={}): self.refs = refs self.method = method def add_reference(self, required_parameter, feed_parameter): ref = self.refs.get(feed_parameter, set()) ref.add(required_parameter) self.refs[feed_parameter] = ref def get_refs(self): return self.refs def __contains__(self, item): return self.refs.__contains__(item) def __eq__(self, other): return str(self) == str(other) def __copy__(self): return ReferenceDefinition(self.method, copy.deepcopy(self.refs)) def __str__(self): return "Ref: " + str(self.refs) + str(self.method) def __getitem__(self, item): return self.refs[item]