[Python-ideas] Re: Add support for private variables, methods and functions in Python

My own email specifically referred to two instances where I found it necessary to **modify** methods that are indicated as being private as

André Roberge: their names begin with double underscores. So, I am strongly opposed to your suggestion. Actually as I explained in this comment https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/426EPA... I'm never suggesting to make member methods non-modifiable. I'm suggesting to add a keyword that can make **member variables** non-modifiable.