Class Friends

[Alex Martelli]

Sean Don <a at c.d> wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> Is it possible to make classes friends in Python? Or is it better to just
stick
> to "Java style" .isThis, .getThat, .setThis style functions? 

Neither.  "friends" has no possible meaning in Python terms.  Accessor
methods are a horrid idea in Python: if you ever need access to an
attribute to trigger the execution of some code, why, use 'property' --
that's what it's THERE for!


> I understand that classes are generally grouped logically into separate
files
> anyway. So, this isn't always necessary. But I'm a perfectionist and was
> wondering if friendships were possible in Python.

What could 'friendship' possibly ever MEAN in a Python context...?!


Alex