What @property does

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What @property does

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@property turns a method into a managed attribute. obj.area reads like a field but runs the getter method under the hood. You can pair it with @area.setter and @area.deleter to control writes and deletes too, giving you validation logic without forcing callers to use get_area() and set_area() style methods. This is how Python implements encapsulation cleanly - start with a plain attribute, and if you later need logic, add @property without changing the calling code.