Python has a "really hidden encapsulation"?

[Emile van Sebille]

On 10/23/2010 11:51 AM Arnaud Delobelle said...
>
> Just to challenge you a bit, here is another (doomed) attempt at having
> private attributes for object instances:
>
>
> def private_maker():
>      class Private: pass
>      privmap = {}
>      def private(f):
>          def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
>              priv = privmap.setdefault(self, Private())
>              return f(self, priv, *args, **kwargs)
>          return wrapper
>      return private
>
> private = private_maker()
>
> class A:
>      @private
>      def __init__(self, private, x):
>          private.x = x
>      @property
>      @private
>      def x(self, private):
>          return private.x
>
> del private
>
> a = A(2)
>
>
> Can you change the value of a.x?
>
> (Hint: my shortest solution is of the form A.*.*[*].*[*].x = 3)



I'm obviously missing something:

ActivePython 2.6.1.1 (ActiveState Software Inc.) based on
Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Dec  5 2008, 13:58:38) [MSC v.1500 32 bit 
(Intel)] on
win32
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 >>> def private_maker():
...     class Private: pass
...     privmap = {}
...     def private(f):
...         def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
...             priv = privmap.setdefault(self, Private())
...             return f(self, priv, *args, **kwargs)
...         return wrapper
...     return private
...
 >>> private = private_maker()
 >>>
 >>> class A:
...     @private
...     def __init__(self, private, x):
...         private.x = x
...     @property
...     @private
...     def x(self, private):
...         return private.x
...
 >>> del private
 >>>
 >>> a = A(2)
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> a.x
2
 >>> a.x=3
 >>> a.x
3
 >>>


Emile