Python: Generic getters and setters

Question

TL;DR: Having to define a unique set of getters and setters for each property()\'d variable sucks. Can I define generic getters and setters and use them with whatever

Answer 1

Using getattribute and setattr you can define this for all attributes past and future.

class Foo(object):                                                                                                                           

  x = 3 

  def __getattribute__(self, attr):
    return str(object.__getattribute__(self, attr)) + ' sasquatch'

  def __setattr__(self, attr, value):
    object.__setattr__(self, attr, str(value) + ' unicorn')

print Foo.x
f = Foo()
print f.x 
f.y = 4 
print f.y 

This prints:

3
3 sasquatch
4 unicorn sasquatch