Python descriptor aide memoir - Custom getter server for dynamic attributes

gistfile1.txt

class Person(object):

    def addProperty(self, attribute):
        # create local setter and getter with a particular attribute name 
        getter = lambda self: self._getProperty(attribute)
        setter = lambda self, value: self._setProperty(attribute, value)

        # construct property attribute and add it to the class
        setattr(self.__class__, attribute, property(fget=getter, \
                                                    fset=setter, \
                                                    doc="Auto-generated method"))

    def _setProperty(self, attribute, value):
        print "Setting: %s = %s" %(attribute, value)
        setattr(self, '_' + attribute, value.title())    

    def _getProperty(self, attribute):
        print "Getting: %s" %attribute
        return getattr(self, '_' + attribute)