Delete an attribute of a parent class in a child class

Question

How i can delete attribute of parent class in child class (not class instanse) in subclassing?

class Parent:
    attribute1 = 1
    attribute2 = 2


class Child(Parent):
    # need only attribute1


try:
    print(Child.attribute2)
except AttributeError:
    print("You deleted class attribute2")

How can I implement this?

I tried to use delattr(Child, "attribute2") or this method in child class:

    def __delattr__(self, item):
        object.__delattr__(self, item)

But this doesn't work. Maybe i need to use super() inside child class?

`del Parent.attribute`??? It isn't clear to me precisely what the problem is. — juanpa.arrivillaga, Dec 27 '22 at 20:11
Does this answer your question? [Python: deleting a class attribute in a subclass](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6057130/python-deleting-a-class-attribute-in-a-subclass) — Axe319, Dec 27 '22 at 20:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '23 at 15:56

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I'm sorry, I confused you. I solved my problem in this way below, without attribute deleting.

class GrandParent:
    attribute1 = 1


class Parent(GrandParent):
    attribute2 = 2


class Child(GrandParent):
    # need only attribute1
    pass

answered Jan 08 '23 at 15:56

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