Read-only attribute in module

Thu Feb 9 14:35:13 EST 2012

On 09/02/2012 11:43, Mateusz Loskot wrote:
> Hi,
>> I'm implementing Python 3 extension using the Python C API.
> I am familiar with defining new types, implementing get/set for attributes, etc.
>> I'm wondering, is there any mean to implement attribute in module
> scope which is read-only?
>> So, the following
>> import xyz
> print(xyz.flag) # OK
> xyz.flag = 0 # error due to no write access
>> Best regards,

There's a recipe by Alex Martelli here 
http://code.activestate.com/recipes/65207-constants-in-python/ but most 
people wouldn't bother with it. As others have said simply use 
THIS_IS_A_CONSTANT.
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Cheers.
Mark Lawrence.