[Python-Dev] PEP 8 and optional underscores

[Benjamin Peterson]

On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
>>   Nick>      def getName(self):
>>   Nick>          assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
>>   Nick>          return self.__name
>
> Why is __name private to begin with?  Any reason for the getters and
> setters?  Why isn't this just an attribute?

In 3.x, it's just an attribute.



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