[Python-Dev] Definining properties - a use case for class decorators?

[Delaney, Timothy (Tim)]

Greg Ewing wrote:

>    class C:
> 
>      foo = overridable_property('foo', "The foo property")
> 
>      def get_foo(self):
>        ...
> 
>      def set_foo(self, x):
>        ...
> 
> This has the advantage that the accessor methods can be
> overridden in subclasses with the expected effect.

This is a point I was going to bring up.

> The only wart is the necessity of mentioning the property
> name twice, once on the lhs and once as an argument.
> I haven't thought of a good solution to that, yet.

Have a look at my comment to Steven Bethard's recipe:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/408713

Tim Delaney