>On 3 Dec 2006 21:24:03 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the following code, I could not find out why the set and get methods > are not called once I set the property. > > > >>> class Test: > ... def __init__(self): > ... self._color = 12 > ... def _setcolor(self,value): > ... print 'setting' > ... self._color = value > ... def _getcolor(self): > ... print 'getting' > ... return self._color > ... color = property(_getcolor,_setcolor) > ... > >>> a = Test() > >>> a.color > getting > 12 > >>> a.color = 22 > >>> a.color > 22 > > For some reason the set method is not getting called at all, Anybody > has any clue? > > thanks.
property can only be used in New Style Class. So you should write your Test as: class Test(object): And try again. -- I like python! UliPad <<The Python Editor>>: http://wiki.woodpecker.org.cn/moin/UliPad My Blog: http://www.donews.net/limodou -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list