Descriptors are everywhere in Python, but you may not have realized it. They underlie functions, properties, staticmethods, and more! In this video we take a look at 8 Python descriptors and explain the descriptor protocol. ― mCoding with James Murphy ( ) Source code: descriptor docs: staticmethods vid: super vid: slots vid: SUPPORT ME ⭐ --------------------------------------------------- Patreon: Paypal: Other donations: Top patrons and donors: Jameson, Laura M, Dragos C, Vahnekie, Neel R, Matt R, Johan A, Casey G, John Martin, Mutual Information BE ACTIVE IN MY COMMUNITY 😄 --------------------------------------------------- Discord: Github: Reddit: Facebook: CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:17 What are descriptors? 2:08 #1 functions 3:10 #2 properties 5:27 #3 classmethods and staticmethods 6:47 #4 slots 7:42 #5 __dict__ 8:30 #6 SQLAlchemy models 9:06 #7 validators 10:16 #8 super lookups 10:46 Interactions with __getattr__ 14:02 Thanks