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I am trying to understand the difference between __getattr__ and __getattribute__ , however, I am failing at it. The answer to the Stack Overflow question Difference between __getattr__ vs __getattribute__ says: __getattribute__ is invoked before looking at the actual attributes on the object, and so can be tricky to implement correctly. You can end up in infinite recursions very easily. I have absolutely no idea what that means. Then it goes on to say: You almost certainly want __getattr__ . Why? I read that if __getattribute__ fails, __getattr__ is called. So why are there two different methods doing the same thing? If my code implements the new style classes, what should I use? I am looking for some code examples to clear this question. I have Googled to best of my ability, but the answers that I found don't discuss the problem thoroughly. If there is any documentation, I am ready to read that.
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