Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python

17 Pythonic OOP: Properties and Dunder Methods

Many languages have OOP features, but Python has some unique OOP features, including properties and dunder methods. Learning how to use these Pythonic techniques can help you write concise and readable code.

Properties allow you to run some specific code each time an object’s attribute is read, modified, or deleted to ensure the object isn’t put into an invalid state. In other languages, this code is often called getters or setters. Dunder methods allow you to use your objects with Python’s built-in operators, such as the + operator. This is how you can combine two datetime.timedelta objects, ...