Getters and Setters

MIT 6.0001 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python, Fall 2016
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Instructor: Dr. Ana Bell
This in-class question explains how and why class attribute getters and setters are important in Python.
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[@bluesdog88]

does def refer to "define" ?

[@mvisperas]

Yes. You use "def" to define a function (method).

[@bluesdog88]

@@mvisperas Thanks, that's what I though ;)

[@mvisperas]

@@bluesdog88 That means you can no longer use def as a variable as it is now a reserved word. I normally use abc, then def as variables to create a small code to test an idea. Now I can no longer use def at least for python.

[@bluesdog88]

@@mvisperas yep just curious, it made the most sense, just thought i'd ask someone lol

[@randomguy75]

I can't believe that she uses windows.

[@shashwattripathi759]

what's wrong with windows?

[@khaki714]

@@shashwattripathi759
It's lame

[@vvov935]

I can't believe you can't believe that.

[@ultralooter]

Computer Scientists are actually focused on research and lecturing rather than obsessively installing repo's like Arch...

[@SebastianSanchez65]

it’s just for presentation purposes, she very well could use linux on her workstation