__getattr__ for static/class variables in python

Question

I have a class like:

class MyClass:
     Foo = 1
     Bar = 2

Whenever MyClass.Foo or MyClass.Bar is invoked, I n

Answer 1

(I know this is an old question, but since all the other answers use a metaclass...)

You can use the following simple classproperty descriptor:

class classproperty(object):
    """ @classmethod+@property """
    def __init__(self, f):
        self.f = classmethod(f)
    def __get__(self, *a):
        return self.f.__get__(*a)()

Use it like:

class MyClass(object):

     @classproperty
     def Foo(cls):
        do_something()
        return 1

     @classproperty
     def Bar(cls):
        do_something_else()
        return 2