On 5/30/21 9:57 AM, Irv Kalb wrote:
> I understand what a "property" is, how it is used and the benefits, but apparently my explanation hasn't made the
light bulb go on for my editor.
My answer from Stackoverflow [1]:
> Properties are a special kind of attribute. Basically, when Python encounters
the following code:
>
> spam = SomeObject()
> print(spam.eggs)
>
> it looks up eggs in spam, and then examines eggs to see if it has a __get__,
__set__, or __delete__
> method — if it does, it's a property. If it is a property, instead of just
returning the eggs object
> (as it would for any other attribute) it will call the __get__ method (since
we were doing lookup)
> and return whatever that method returns.
Feel free to use that however you like. :)
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[1] https://stackoverflow.com/a/7377013/208880
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