Python Doubt regarding private access specifier

Question

I am executing this class file. Why a private variable is accessible outside class? I am able to assign value 10 to a private variable.

class Employee:
    def __init__(self):
        self.__id=0 #this is private variable
        self._name="name" #this is protected variable
        self.salary=1000 #this is public variable
        
        
empObj = Employee()
empObj.__id=10
print(empObj.salary)
print(empObj.__id)

Answer 1

In Python, you don't write to other classes' instance or class variables. In Java, nothing prevents you from doing the same if you really want to - after all, you can always edit the source of the class itself to achieve the same effect. Python drops that pretense of security and encourages programmers to be responsible. In practice, this works very nicely.

If you want to emulate private variables for some reason, you can always use the __ prefix from PEP 8. Python mangles the names of variables like __foo so that they're not easily visible to code outside the class that contains them (although you can get around it if you're determined enough, just like you can get around Java's protections if you work at it). In

By the same convention, the _ prefix means stay away even if you're not technically prevented from doing so. You don't play around with another class's variables that look like __foo or _bar.