getting special from type, not instance (was Re: [Python-Dev] copy confusion) (original) (raw)

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Wed Jan 12 19:47:38 CET 2005


On Wed, Jan 12, 2005, Guido van Rossum wrote:

PS. The term "data descriptor" now feels odd, perhaps we can say "hard descriptors" instead. Hard descriptors have a set method in addition to a get method (though the set method may always raise an exception, to implement a read-only attribute).

I'd prefer "property descriptor" since that's the primary use case. "Getset descriptor" also works for me.

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