Without using set_xx() and get_xx() methods

[psbasha]

Hi ,

Is it possible to simply the method access of a classes in Python ,without using set_xx() and get_xx() methods and maintaing the encapsulation functionality.

Thanks in advance
PSB

[bartonc]

Hi ,

Is it possible to simply the method access of a classes in Python ,without using set_xx() and get_xx() methods and maintaing the encapsulation functionality.

Thanks in advance
PSB

The key phrase: "maintaing the encapsulation" dictates using getters and setters. Python allows you to violate the encapsulation freely.

class aClass:
    classVar = 1

anInst = aClass()
print anInst.classVar

1

It's just not strict OOP, that's all. The reason it's not recommended in strict OOP is that you can also

anInst.classVar = 2

which can be hard to track down in a large system.

[psbasha]

But we can make the variable of a class private by declaring it as

"__classVar " in a class.But in this case we have to use "get" and "set".

So inorder to use "Encapsulat ion" we have to use "get" and "set"


- PSB

[bartonc]

But we can make the variable of a class private by declaring it as

"__classVar " in a class.But in this case we have to use "get" and "set".

So inorder to use "Encapsulat ion" we have to use "get" and "set"


- PSB

That's the idea, as I see it.