Python: property() function

property() function

The  property() function return a property attribute.

Version:

(Python 3.2.5)

Syntax:

property(fget=None, fset=None, fdel=None, doc=None)

Parameter:

Example: Python property() function

class Example:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self._name = name

    @property
    def name(self):
        print('Getting name')
        return self._name

    @name.setter
    def name(self, value):
        print('Setting name to ' + value)
        self._name = value

    @name.deleter
    def name(self):
        print('Deleting name')
        del self._name

x = Example('Bishop')
print('The name is:', x.name)

x.name = 'Anthony'

del x.name

Output:

Getting name
The name is: Bishop
Setting name to Anthony
Deleting name

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