Python @Property vs direct access

proptest.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from timeit import timeit

setup = """\
class Test(object):
	def __init__(self, something):
		self._something = something

	@property
	def something(self):
		return self._something

test_obj = Test('dupa')
"""

without_accessor = timeit('a = test_obj._something', setup)
print 'Without accessor: ' + str(without_accessor)

with_accessor = timeit('a = test_obj.something', setup)
print 'With accessor: ' + str(with_accessor)