To make a method or attribute private
Steven D'Aprano
steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info
Sun Jan 20 22:27:37 EST 2013
On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:14:36 -0800, iMath wrote:
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> so there is no REAL private variable in Python but conversion exists in
> it that python programmer should follow and recognize .right ?
There are no "REAL private variables" in most languages. Consider the C++
trick "#define private public". Or pointer tricks, or using reflection in
Java.
Yes, the convention in Python is that names starting with a single
underscore should be considered private implementation details.
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Steven
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