[Python-Dev] Descriptor API

[Phillip J. Eby]

At 01:41 AM 5/21/03 +0100, Gonçalo Rodrigues wrote:

>So, why doesn't getting __set__  raise AttributeError in the above case?

Because property() is a type.  And that type has __get__ and __set__ methods.


>Is this a bug?

No.


>If it's not, it sure is a (minor) feature request from my
>part :-)

To do this would require there to be two types, and 'property()' be a 
function that selected which of the two types to instantiate.

Why do you care whether the attribute is read-only?  Are you writing a 
documentation tool?