"simpleclass" - namedtuple like factory for mutable objects

simpleclass.py

def simpleclass(name, attributes, **kw):
    if isinstance(attributes, str):
        attributes = attributes.split()
    def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
        attrs = dict(zip(self.__slots__, args))
        attrs.update(kw)
        for item in attrs.items():
            setattr(self, *item)
    return type(name, (object,), dict(__init__=__init__, __slots__= attributes))