We have already looked at the idea of a get/set property and often this is sufficient for more sophisticated attribute access. However, Python also provides you with the ability to take control of how ...

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There should only be one — and preferably only one — obvious way to do it”, says the Zen of Python. Yet there are areas where even seasoned programmers debate what the right or wrong way to do things ...