2.5 - Built-in Decorators: @property, @staticmethod, and @classmethod
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Practice Questions
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What does the @property decorator do?
💡 Hint: Think about how you access attributes in a class.
Why would you use @staticmethod?
💡 Hint: Consider utility functions.
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What does the @property decorator allow you to do?
💡 Hint: Think about how attributes behave in a class.
True or False: A @staticmethod can access instance attributes.
💡 Hint: Consider the role of instance methods.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a class called 'BankAccount' that uses @property to manage account balance, @staticmethod for basic account calculations, and @classmethod to track total accounts created.
💡 Hint: Consider encapsulating the balance while allowing calculations to be done without an instance.
Discuss the benefits and any downsides of using @property compared to public attributes especially in large applications.
💡 Hint: Think about maintainability and performance.
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