Python: Ruby style metthodmissing hack

ruby_style_method_missing.py

class proxy:
    """
    Hack to get Ruby methodmissing functionality.
    """

    ####################################################################################################################
    def __getattr__ (self, method_name):
        '''
        This routine is called by default when a requested attribute (or method) is accessed that has no definition.
        Unfortunately __getattr__ only passes the requested method name and not the arguments. So we extend the
        functionality with a little lambda magic to the routine method_missing(). Which is actually how Ruby handles
        missing methods by default ... with arguments. Now we are just as cool as Ruby.

        @type  method_name: String
        @param method_name: The name of the requested and undefined attribute (or method in our case).

        @rtype:  Lambda
        @return: Lambda magic passing control (and in turn the arguments we want) to self.method_missing().
        '''

        return lambda *args, **kwargs: self.method_missing(method_name, *args, **kwargs)

    ####################################################################################################################
    def method_missing (self, method_name, *args, **kwargs):
        '''
        See the notes for __getattr__ for related notes. This method is called, in the Ruby fashion, with the method
        name and arguments for any requested but undefined class method.

        @type  method_name: String
        @param method_name: The name of the requested and undefined attribute (or method in our case).

        @rtype:  Mixed
        @return: Return value of the mirrored method.
        '''

        exec("method_pointer = self.%s" % method_name)
        return method_pointer(*args, **kwargs)