CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

program to demonstrate encapsulation in python

# Python program to
# demonstrate protected members
 
# Creating a base class
class Base:
    def __init__(self):
 
        # Protected member
        self._a = 2
 
# Creating a derived class
class Derived(Base):
    def __init__(self):
 
        # Calling constructor of
        # Base class
        Base.__init__(self)
        print("Calling protected member of base class: ",
              self._a)
 
        # Modify the protected variable:
        self._a = 3
        print("Calling modified protected member outside class: ",
              self._a)
 
 
obj1 = Derived()
 
obj2 = Base()
 
# Calling protected member
# Can be accessed but should not be done due to convention
print("Accessing protedted member of obj1: ", obj1._a)
 
# Accessing the protected variable outside
print("Accessing protedted member of obj2: ", obj2._a)