Practice Descriptor Protocol: __get__, __set__, and __delete__ - 2.6 | Chapter 2: Python Decorators and Descriptors | Python Advance
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Descriptor Protocol: __get__, __set__, and __delete__

2.6 - Descriptor Protocol: __get__, __set__, and __delete__

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a descriptor in Python?

💡 Hint: Think about what controls access to attributes.

Question 2 Easy

What do the set and delete methods do?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to a value when it is deleted.

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Question 1

What method retrieves an attribute's value in a descriptor?

__get__
__set__
__delete__

💡 Hint: Focus on the method names.

Question 2

T/F: The set method is used to delete an attribute.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what each method is designed to do.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a descriptor that raises an exception if a set value is not an integer.

💡 Hint: Use isinstance to check the type of the value.

Challenge 2 Hard

Develop a class with multiple descriptors managing distinct attributes with different constraints.

💡 Hint: Consider the use of a Typed descriptor to enforce specific types.

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