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Dec 7, 2018 · Fundamentals

Why Python’s Double‑Underscore Variables Aren’t Truly Private (And What Really Happens)

This article explains Python’s name‑mangling for double‑underscore attributes, how they can still be accessed indirectly, the effects of instance attribute shadowing on class variables, and why deleting certain dict attributes raises errors due to CPython’s underlying implementation.