cheat_1.py

"""
CHEAT 1: a class with person property using @property decorator

There are two ways to specify a property: 
  (1) property class 
  (2) @property decorator
  
https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#property
"""

class Person(object):  # Python > 2.6 you need class clause Person(object)
 
    def __init__(self):
        self._name = ""
 
    @property
    def name(self):
        return self._name
 
    @name.setter
    def name(self, value):
        self._name = value

    @name.deleter
    def name(self):
        del(self._name)

# Test
person = Person()
print person.name
person.name = "David"
print person.name
del(person.name)
print person.name

# Result:
"""

David

Traceback (most recent call last):
  ...
AttributeError: 'Person' object has no attribute '_name'
"""