pyattr 1.0.0

Proper access modifiers for Python classes.

pyattr

• pyattr
  • Installation
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While Python does have name mangling, it is not nearly as powerful as access modifiers found in languages such as C++. pyattr provides an easy-to-use API for access modifiers in Python, and is actively developed.

Installation

Installation via pip:

pip install pyattr

Usage

All you have to do is make your class inherit from the pyattr.Protected class, and add super().__init__() as the first line in the __init__ function of your class. And that's it! pyattr will handle the magic to make sure variables cannot be accessed / set where the shouldn't be. It also provides useful error messages to users.

Example

from pyattr import Protected

class Example(Protected):
    def __init__(self) -> None:
        super().__init__()

        self.__name = "pyattr"

example = Example()
print(example.__name) # Error - '__name' is a protected attribute of 'Example'.