Python: property() function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:45 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

property() function

The property() function return a property attribute.

Version:

(Python 3.2.5)

Syntax:

property(fget=None, fset=None, fdel=None, doc=None)

Parameter:

Name	Description	Required / Optional
fget	function for getting the attribute value	Optional
fset	function for setting the attribute value	Optional
fdel	function for deleting the attribute value	Optional
doc	string that contains the documentation for the attribute.	Optional

Example: Python property() function

class Example:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self._name = name

    @property
    def name(self):
        print('Getting name')
        return self._name

    @name.setter
    def name(self, value):
        print('Setting name to ' + value)
        self._name = value

    @name.deleter
    def name(self):
        print('Deleting name')
        del self._name

x = Example('Bishop')
print('The name is:', x.name)

x.name = 'Anthony'

del x.name

Output:

Getting name
The name is: Bishop
Setting name to Anthony
Deleting name

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