A data descriptor is used to build property-like processing using external class definitions. The descriptor methods of __get__(), __set__(), and __delete__() correspond to the way @property can be used to build getter, setter, and deleter methods. The important distinction of the descriptor is a separate and reusable class definition, allowing reuse of property definitions.
We'll design an overly simplistic unit conversion schema using descriptors that can perform appropriate conversions in their __get__() and __set__() methods.
The following is a superclass of a descriptor of units that will do conversions to and from a standard unit:
class Conversion: """Depends on a standard value.""" conversion: float standard: ...
