Protected Methods and Python

[Jp Calderone]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 11:58:36AM -0700, srijit at yahoo.com wrote:
> I do not see a  concept of Protected Methods in Python 2.2 like C++ and Ruby.
> Is this a serious limitation for Object Oriented Programing with Python? 

  Not in my experience.

> Or may be it is possible to emulated Protected Methods in Python.

  If you have methods you don't want people calling, simply do one of the
folloowing:

    1) Document them as such

    2) Prefix their names with "_"

    3) Don't document them at all

> I look forward to some discussion by OOP experts.

  It may just be me, but I don't see how this has anything to do with object
oriented design/programming.

  Jp

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