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From: Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: is_<whatever_you_are_testing_for> as method or property?
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On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wr=
ote:
> Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> A property should be used if what you're creating is "virtually an
>> attribute".
>
> Methods are attributes. Are you distinguishing here between =E2=80=9Ccall=
able
> attribute=E2=80=9D versus =E2=80=9Cnon-callable attribute=E2=80=9D?

Obviously, yes.

-- Devin