How can I make an alias to a non-function member attribute in a Python class?

Question

I\'m in the midst of writing a Python library API and I often run into the scenario where my users want multiple different names for the same functions and variables.

If

Answer 1

This function takes a attribute name and return a property that work as an alias to get and set.

def alias_attribute(field_name: str) -> property:
    """
    This function takes the attribute name of field to make a alias and return
    a property that work to get and set.
    """
    field = property(lambda self: getattr(self, field_name))
    field = field.setter(lambda self, value: setattr(self, field_name, value))
    return field

Example:

>>> class A:
...     name_alias = alias_attribute('name')
...     def __init__(self, name):
...         self.name = name
... a = A('Pepe')

>>> a.name
'Pepe'

>>> a.name_alias
'Pepe'

>>> a.name_alias = 'Juan'

>>> a.name
'Juan'