Cannot access python class property that starts with two underscores

Asked Oct 19 '21 at 17:27

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code:

class MyEnumType(object):
    A = 1
    B = 2
    __C = 3

MyEnumType.A
MyEnumType.B
MyEnumType.__C

output:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test.py", line 8, in <module>
    MyEnumType.__C
AttributeError: type object 'MyEnumType' has no attribute '__C'

Python version 2.7.17

asked Oct 19 '21 at 17:27

James Wierzba

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__C is private to class , hence not accessible directly – John Byro Oct 19 '21 at 17:28
It should work if you try like `MyEnumType._MyEnumType__C`. But I agree, the best solution is to use single instead of double underscore. – rv.kvetch Oct 19 '21 at 17:31

Cannot access python class property that starts with two underscores

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