I have some class
class A(object):
def __init__(self, data):
self._data = data
def _equals(self, other):
return self._data == other._data
Pycharm doesn't like that I access other._data because it is private.
"Access to protected member"
This doesn't make sense to me, because the access is made from within the class.
How do I either suppress this warning, or write correct code?
If you really need it, like namedlist's ._asdict(), the answer is Can I get PyCharm to suppress a particular warning on a single line?:
class A(object):
def __init__(self, data):
self._data = data
def _equals(self, other):
# noinspection PyProtectedMember
return self._data == other._data
from __future__ import annotations
class A(object):
def __init__(self, data):
self._data = data
def _equals(self, other: A):
return self._data == other._data
Using type hints as suggested by @Giacomo Alzetta, and allowing to type hint the class itself using from __future__ import annotations.
No need to hack PyCharm anymore or write ugly comments.
As also noted by @jonrsharpe, python 2 also supports type hints via docstrings.
I will not post this here as I support Python 2 losing support.