Private attribute

[Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch]

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:44:49 +0100, Ken Starks wrote:

>>> ####################
>>>
>>>      def __getattr__(self,attrname):
>>>          if attrname == 'gridsize':
>>>              return 0.8
>>>
>>>      def __setattr__(self,attrname,value):
>>>          if attrname == 'gridsize':
>>>              pass
>>>          else:
>>>              self.__dict__[attrname]=value
>> […]
> 
> I admit I haven't used properties, and had to look them up. Pretty cool
> indeed !  But an extra unnecessary level of complexity for my needs
> here, I feel.

Compare this with your approach above and point out the extra complexity 
please:

    @property
    def gridsize(self):
        return 0.8

Ciao,
	Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch