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Encapsulation Basics
Last Updated: May 22, 2026
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What Encapsulation Actually Means
Python's "Consenting Adults" Approach
Public Attributes Are the Default
The Single Underscore: _protected
The Double Underscore: __private and Name Mangling...
Why Name Mangling Exists: Subclass Collisions
Getters and Setters With Plain Methods
A Summary Table of the Conventions
Checking What's Really on the Object
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