On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Russ P. <russ.paie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Russ, I think _you_ are missing the point. >> If the attribute is already public, why does it need properties? Why would a >> programmer go to the trouble of adding them manually, just to get one level >> of >> indirection for an already public attribute? > > You don't understand the purpose of properties -- and you tell me that > *I* am the one missing the point?
Russ, he is correct. Your opinions are not founded on solid knowledge. Python programmers tend to not have a need for properties. Quite honestly they are a waste of time. They come from traditional OO approaches to software design (and mostly from the Java world). > I give up. I really don't have time for this. You've said that before :) cheers James -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
