Private identifiers - naming

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Sridhar R wrote:
> In python, to hide (from direct access) identifiers from outsiders
> (not current module), we usually prefix the variables with '__'.
> 
> But this is usually _difficult_ to read.  Imagine a module (which is a
> common one) containing more private variables than public variables.
> 
> How cryptic it would be to see text with lot of __ in front of them !!
> 
> Any thoughts?

Do we really need private variable ?

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