class Entry: fields = () def has(self, field): return field in self.fields def __init__(self, id, plural, icon, fields=()): self.id = id self.plural = plural self.icon = icon self.fields = fields @property def index(self): return self.plural + '_index' @property def entry(self): return self.plural + '_entry' @property def entry_slug(self): return self.entry + '_slug' Note = Entry( id='note', icon='fa fa-paper-plane', plural='notes', ) Article = Entry( id='article', icon='fa fa-file-text', plural='articles', fields=('slug', 'name'), ) all = (Note, Article) from_id = {k.id: k for k in all} from_plural = {k.plural: k for k in all}