8 things in Python you didn't realize are descriptors

mCoding September 26, 2022
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Descriptors are everywhere in Python, but you may not have realized it. They underlie functions, properties, staticmethods, and more! In this video we take a look at 8 Python descriptors and explain the descriptor protocol. ― mCoding with James Murphy (https://mcoding.io) Source code: https://github.com/mCodingLLC/VideosSampleCode descriptor docs: https://docs.python.org/3/howto/descriptor.html staticmethods vid: https://youtu.be/SXApHXsDe8I super vid: https://youtu.be/X1PQ7zzltz4 slots vid: https://youtu.be/Iwf17zsDAnY SUPPORT ME ⭐ --------------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://patreon.com/mCoding Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VJY5SLZ8BJHEE Other donations: https://mcoding.io/donate Top patrons and donors: Jameson, Laura M, Dragos C, Vahnekie, Neel R, Matt R, Johan A, Casey G, John Martin, Mutual Information BE ACTIVE IN MY COMMUNITY 😄 --------------------------------------------------- Discord: https://discord.gg/Ye9yJtZQuN Github: https://github.com/mCodingLLC/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mCoding/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/james.mcoding CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:17 What are descriptors? 2:08 #1 functions 3:10 #2 properties 5:27 #3 classmethods and staticmethods 6:47 #4 slots 7:42 #5 __dict__ 8:30 #6 SQLAlchemy models 9:06 #7 validators 10:16 #8 super lookups 10:46 Interactions with __getattr__ 14:02 Thanks