Deciding When to Use Properties
Explore how to decide between attributes, methods, and properties when designing Python classes. Understand principles for using properties to manage state, add validation, support caching, and simplify complex object behavior effectively.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
Overview
With the built-in property blurring the division between behavior and data, it can be confusing to know when to choose an attribute, a method, or a property. In the Color_VP class in one of our previous lessons, we saw earlier, we added argument value validation
to setting an attribute.
In the NorwegianBlue class example, in previous lesson, we wrote detailed log entries when attributes were set and deleted. There are also other factors to take into account when deciding to use a property. ...