Property cannot be set python

I'm trying to use new-style properties declaration:

class C(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self._x = 0

    @property
    def x(self):
        print 'getting'
        return self._x

    @x.setter
    def set_x(self, value):
        print 'setting'
        self._x = value

if __name__ == '__main__':
    c = C()
    print c.x
    c.x = 10
    print c.x

and see the following in console:

pydev debugger: starting
getting
0
File "\test.py", line 55, in <module>
c.x = 10
AttributeError: can't set attribute

what am I doing wrong? P.S.: Old-style declaration works fine.

tbodt

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asked Nov 15, 2010 at 10:27

Maxim PopravkoMaxim Popravko

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The documentation says the following about using decorator form of property:

Be sure to give the additional functions the same name as the original property (x in this case.)

I have no idea why this is since if you use property as function to return an attribute the methods can be called whatever you like.

So you need to change your code to the following:

@x.setter
def x(self, value):
    'setting'
    self._x = value

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answered Nov 15, 2010 at 10:38

David WebbDavid Webb

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The setter method has to have the same name as the getter. Don't worry, the decorator knows how to tell them apart.

@x.setter
def x(self, value):
 ...

answered Nov 15, 2010 at 10:31

When you call @x.setter, @x.getter, or @x.deleter, you're creating a new property object and giving it the name of the function you're decorating. So really, all that matters is that the last time you use a @x.*er decorator in the class definition, it has the name you actually want to use. But since this would leave your class namespace polluted with incomplete versions of the property you wish to use, it's best to use the same name to clean them up.

answered Nov 1, 2011 at 22:24

If you don't want the extra _x name slot, here's a complex little trick you can do:
(tested with Py34)

>>> class C(object):
    __slots__ = ['x'] # create a member_descriptor
    def __init__( self ):
        self.x = 0
        # or use this if you don't want to call x_setter:
        #set_x( self, 0 )


>>> get_x = C.x.__get__ # member_descriptor getter
>>> set_x = C.x.__set__ # member_descriptor setter
>>> # define custom wrappers:
>>> def x_getter( self ):
    print('getting')
    return get_x( self )

>>> def x_setter( self, value ):
    print('setting')
    set_x( self, value )


>>> C.x = property( x_getter, x_setter ) # replace the member_descriptor
>>> c = C()
setting
>>> print(c.x)
getting
0
>>> c.x = 10
setting
>>> 

answered Apr 30, 2018 at 19:58

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