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What Are Global, Protected and Private Attributes in Python?

Global variables are defined in the global scope and can be accessed inside functions using the global keyword. Protected attributes have a single underscore prefix and can be accessed outside the class but developers should refrain from doing so. Private attributes have a double underscore prefix and result in an AttributeError if accessed from outside the class.

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What Are Global, Protected and Private Attributes in Python?

Global variables are defined in the global scope and can be accessed inside functions using the global keyword. Protected attributes have a single underscore prefix and can be accessed outside the class but developers should refrain from doing so. Private attributes have a double underscore prefix and result in an AttributeError if accessed from outside the class.

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 What are global, protected and private attributes in Python?

• Global variables are public variables that are defined in the global scope. To use the variable
in the global scope inside a function, we use the global keyword.
• Protected attributes are attributes defined with a underscore prefixed to their identifier
eg. _sara. They can still be accessed and modified from outside the class they are defined in
but a responsible developer should refrain from doing so.
• Private attributes are attributes with double underscore prefixed to their identifier eg. __ansh.
They cannot be accessed or modified from the outside directly and will result in an
AttributeError if such an attempt is made.

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