Editing Mutator method (section)

===Python===
This example uses a Python class with one variable, a getter, and a setter.

<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
class Student:
    # Initializer
    def __init__(self, name: str) -> None:
        # An instance variable to hold the student's name
        self._name = name

    # Getter method
    @property
    def name(self):
        return self._name

    # Setter method
    @name.setter
    def name(self, new_name):
        self._name = new_name
</syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="pycon">
>>> bob = Student("Bob")
>>> bob.name 
Bob
>>> bob.name = "Alice"
>>> bob.name 
Alice
>>> bob._name = "Charlie" # bypass the setter
>>> bob._name # bypass the getter
Charlie
</syntaxhighlight>