10_05_solution.py code doesn't work for PlotScribe

[jacksonhunter]

Issue Overview

toFile() method from 10_05_solution.py doesn't work with extended classes like PlotScribe

Describe your environment

toDict() for PlotScribe looks like this:

{
'classname': 'PlotScribe',
'color': 'cyan',
'mark': '*',
'trail': '.',
'pos': (0, 0),
'moves': [
['_setDegrees', [135]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]],
['_plotX', [ < function sine at 0x7fc78a4aa4d0 > ]]
],
'x': 0,
'domain': [0, 30]
}

Steps to Reproduce

1. Added these lines to end of chapter solution:
   scribe3 = PlotScribe(domain=[0, 30], color='cyan')
   scribe3.plotX(sine)
   canvas = CanvasAxis(30, 30, scribes=[scribe, robotScribe, scribe3])

canvas.toFile('solution_file')
2. $ python ./exercise_files/10_05_solution.py

Expected Behavior

Example code should work with example extended scribe class

Current Behavior

TypeError: Object of type function is not JSON serializable

[jacksonhunter]

adding a custom JSON encoder class and argument cls=ScribeEncoder to json.dumps fixes it.

class ScribeEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):

def default(self, obj):
    if callable(obj):
        return type(obj).__name__
    # Let the base class default method raise the TypeError
    return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, obj)

[jacksonhunter]

It's also not discussed that all the local methods have to be made global methods for the getmembers function to work.