[python] How to make a class property?

As far as I can tell, there is no way to write a setter for a class property without creating a new metaclass.

I have found that the following method works. Define a metaclass with all of the class properties and setters you want. IE, I wanted a class with a title property with a setter. Here's what I wrote:

class TitleMeta(type):
    @property
    def title(self):
        return getattr(self, '_title', 'Default Title')

    @title.setter
    def title(self, title):
        self._title = title
        # Do whatever else you want when the title is set...

Now make the actual class you want as normal, except have it use the metaclass you created above.

# Python 2 style:
class ClassWithTitle(object):
    __metaclass__ = TitleMeta
    # The rest of your class definition...

# Python 3 style:
class ClassWithTitle(object, metaclass = TitleMeta):
    # Your class definition...

It's a bit weird to define this metaclass as we did above if we'll only ever use it on the single class. In that case, if you're using the Python 2 style, you can actually define the metaclass inside the class body. That way it's not defined in the module scope.

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