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Add property getter setter validation in Python

Shows how to use @property with a setter to validate values before assigning them in a Python class.

property validation oop
Python
class Temperature:
    def __init__(self, celsius=0):
        self._celsius = celsius  # Use underscore to avoid recursion
    
    @property
    def celsius(self):
        """Getter returns the stored value."""
        return self._celsius
    
    @celsius.setter
    def celsius(self, value):
        """Setter valid…
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Testing & modern typing easy

How to Test Hypotheses with Property-Based Check in Python

A Python search that checks an integer property (palindrome divisible by digit sum) and returns the first counterexample within a range, with exactly reproduced output from the code.

hypothesis testing palindrome
Python
def is_property_satisfied(n):
    """
    Demonstrates a mathematically inspired property:
    checks whether n is both a palindrome and divisible by its digit sum.
    """
    s = str(n)
    if s != s[::-1]:
        return False
    digit_sum = sum(int(d) for d in s)
    return digit_sum != 0 and n % digit_sum == 0

…
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Testing & modern typing medium

How to Test Properties with Random Inputs in Python

Write a simple property-based test in Python using random string generation to verify that string invariants like reverse-twice identity and uppercase idempotence always hold.

property-based-testing random testing
Python
import random
import string


def generate_random_string(length: int) -> str:
    """Generate a random alphanumeric string of given length."""
    chars = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
    return "".join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(length))


def reverse_twice_is_identity(s: str) -> bool:
    """Propert…
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Testing & modern typing medium

How to Use Hypothesis Strategies for Lists of Text in Python

Generate random lists of non-empty strings with Hypothesis and verify that joining them with a comma-and-space separator meets expected length and containment invariants.

hypothesis property-based-testing strategies
Python
from hypothesis import given, strategies as st
from hypothesis import example


@given(st.lists(st.text(min_size=1, max_size=10), min_size=1, max_size=5))
def test_joined_string_length(items):
    """Each text is non-empty; a joined string should be at least as long
    as the number of items (separator adds character…
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