Add property to Classes

This adds the property decorator (getter, setter, deleter) to the class example.
Also update scopes functions to fit PEP8.
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evuez 2015-10-13 16:53:48 +02:00
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@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ with open("myfile.txt") as f:
filled_dict = {"one": 1, "two": 2, "three": 3}
our_iterable = filled_dict.keys()
print(our_iterable) # => range(1,10). This is an object that implements our Iterable interface
print(our_iterable) # => dict_keys(['one', 'two', 'three']). This is an object that implements our Iterable interface.
# We can loop over it.
for i in our_iterable:
@ -552,19 +552,19 @@ x, y = swap(x, y) # => x = 2, y = 1
# Function Scope
x = 5
def setX(num):
def set_x(num):
# Local var x not the same as global variable x
x = num # => 43
print (x) # => 43
def setGlobalX(num):
def set_global_x(num):
global x
print (x) # => 5
x = num # global var x is now set to 6
print (x) # => 6
setX(43)
setGlobalX(6)
set_x(43)
set_global_x(6)
# Python has first class functions
@ -613,6 +613,9 @@ class Human:
# Assign the argument to the instance's name attribute
self.name = name
# Initialize property
self.age = 0
# An instance method. All methods take "self" as the first argument
def say(self, msg):
return "{name}: {message}".format(name=self.name, message=msg)
@ -628,6 +631,23 @@ class Human:
def grunt():
return "*grunt*"
# A property is just like a getter.
# It turns the method age() into an read-only attribute
# of the same name.
@property
def age(self):
return self._age
# This allows the property to be set
@age.setter
def age(self, age):
self._age = age
# This allows the property to be deleted
@age.deleter
def age(self):
del self._age
# Instantiate a class
i = Human(name="Ian")
@ -647,6 +667,17 @@ j.get_species() # => "H. neanderthalensis"
# Call the static method
Human.grunt() # => "*grunt*"
# Update the property
i.age = 42
# Get the property
i.age # => 42
# Delete the property
del i.age
i.age # => raises an AttributeError
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