As Python is a dynamic language it offers many possibilities how to manipulate object instances during runtime.   We may for instance inject methods from another class,  achieving similar results as  if  this instance has this calls as a mix-in super class. This approach could be useful to hack some existing libraries with extra functionality, in case we have to work with created  instances.

This function will inject methods from mixin_class into instance assuring that method is properly bound to the instance.

import types

def mixin(instance, mixin_class):
    """Dynamic mixin of methods into instance - works only for new style classes"""
    for name in mixin_class.__dict__:
        if name.startswith('__') and name.endswith('__') \
        or not  type(mixin_class.__dict__[name])==types.FunctionType:
            continue

        instance.__dict__[name]=mixin_class.__dict__[name].__get__(instance)

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