Getters and setters in python, common practise

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Petter Holmström wrote:
> Peter Hansen wrote:
> 
>>> Having a Delphi/Object Pascal-background, I'm very used to using 
>>> getters and setters when designing my classes. What is the common 
>>> practise in the Python world? Should one use them or not?
>>
>>
>> Max described the common practice (don't use them until you actually
>> need them) but forgot to mention that in recent versions of Python
>> you can use "properties", in pretty much the same manner as Delphi
>> uses them.
> 
> 
> I have not found any documentation on this topic. Could you please point 
> me to some?
> 
> -Petter-

see "property" at http://www.python.org/doc/2.3.3/lib/built-in-funcs.html

You could also look at 
http://users.rcn.com/python/download/Descriptor.htm to understand how it 
does really work.

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