classes.py

class CommonData:
    """CommonData is the super class for data that both Applicant and Role contain
    For example, we require both to give information about skills and location.
    However there are specifics that we will need from both. They are given in the
    classes for each."""

    def __init__(self, department, anchor, skill1,skill2,location,competency1,
    competency2,competency3,security,year):
        self.department = department
        self.anchor = anchor
        self.skill1 = skill1
        self.skill2 = skill2
        self.location = location
        self.competency1 = competency1
        self.competency2 = competency2
        self.competency3 = competency3
        self.security = security
        self.year = year


class Role(CommonData,object):
    """The extra attributes roles have go here."""
    def __init__(self, attributes):
        super(Role, self).__init__(*attributes)


class Applicant(CommonData,object):
    """The extra attrbutes Applicants have go here."""
    def __init__(self,location_restriction, attributes, previous_depts):
        super(Applicant, self).__init__(*attributes)
        self.location_restriction = location_restriction # boolean
        self.previous_depts = previous_depts

class Job(object):
    """This class holds the combination of applicant, role, and which rotation
    it was. This gives us the ability to track what worked and what didn't,
    and give an idea of the progression of the applicant through the
    program"""
    def __init__(self, ApplicantID, RoleID, matching_score, rotation):
        self.ApplicantID = str(ApplicantID)
        self.RoleID = str(RoleID)   
        self.JobID = "".join([str(ApplicantID), str(RoleID)])
        self.matching_score = matching_score
        self.rotation = rotation