[Python-Dev] PEP 8 updates/clarifications

[Jim Fulton]

skip at pobox.com wrote:
>     Ian> Do not use accessor methods, like ``obj.getFoo()`` and
>     Ian> ``obj.setFoo(v)``, instead just expose a public attribute
>     Ian> (``obj.foo``).  If necessary you can use ``property`` to implement
>     Ian> the same functionality that accessor methods would give you.
> 
> Don't properties only work with new-style clsses?  If so, this should
> probably be noted.

Read properties work with old-style classes.  Write properties require
old-stype classes.  I'm always forgetting this for some reason.  Yes, it
should be noted.

Jim

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