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"""
Module containing the code to create class properties.
"""
[docs]class ClassPropertyDescriptor(object):
"""
A descriptor that can act like a property for a class.
"""
[docs] def __init__(self, fget):
self.fget = fget
[docs] def __get__(self, obj, cls=None):
if cls is None:
cls = type(obj)
return self.fget.__get__(obj, cls)()
[docs]def classproperty(func):
"""
Decorator to create a "class property"
:param func: the function to wrap
:return: a class property
:rtype: ClassPropertyDescriptor
"""
if not isinstance(func, (classmethod, staticmethod)):
func = classmethod(func)
return ClassPropertyDescriptor(func)