Python property returning property object

Question

I have a class like this:

class Foo(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.bar = property(self.get_bar)

    def get_bar(self):
        return \"bar\"

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Answer 1

You can also do it like shown here:

class Foo(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self._bar = None

    @property
    def bar(self):
        return self._bar

    @bar.setter
    def bar(self, value):
        self._bar = value

    @bar.deleter
    def bar(self):
        self._bar = None # for instance

which is equivalent to:

class Also_Foo(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self._bar = None

    def get_bar(self):
        return self._bar

    def set_bar(self, value):
        self._bar = value

    def del_bar(self):
        self._bar = None # for instance

    bar = property(fget=get_bar, fset=set_bar, fdel=del_bar, doc=None)

BUT without polluting the class namespace with get and set methods for each attribute.

You retain external direct access to the variable by using ._bar instead of .bar.