.. _protected-access:

protected-access / W0212
========================

**Message emitted:**

``Access to a protected member %s of a client class``

**Description:**

*Used when a protected member (i.e. class member with a name beginning with an underscore) is accessed outside the class or a descendant of the class where it's defined.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/p/protected-access/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/p/protected-access/good.py
   :language: python





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