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Difference between __getattr__ vs __getattribute__

I am trying to understand when to use __getattr__ or __getattribute__. The documentation mentions __getattribute__ applies to new-style classes. What are new-style classes?
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Understanding the difference between __getattr__ and __getattribute__

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…
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How to get attribute of element from Selenium?

I'm working with Selenium in Python. I would like to get the .val() of a The function getAttribute("class") works…
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Finding if element is visible (JavaScript )

I have a javascript function that tries to determine whether a div is visible and does various processes with that variable. I am successfully able to swap an elements visibility by changing it's display between none and block; but I cannot store…
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python: cooperative supercall of __getattr__

I'm working with somethign similar to this code: class BaseClass(object): def __getattr__(self, attr): return lambda:'1' class SubClass(BaseClass): def foo(self): suffix = '2' return super(SubClass, self).foo() +…
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Using __getattribute__ or __getattr__ to call methods in Python

I am trying to create a subclass which acts as a list of custom classes. However, I want the list to inherit the methods and attributes of the parent class and return a sum of the quantities of each item. I am attempting to do this using the…
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To use getAttribute(), or not to use getAttribute(): that is the question

Possible Duplicate: JavaScript setAttribute vs .attribute= javascript dom, how to handle "special properties" as versus attributes? Many times, in forums or places such as Usenet I have been told by some (when criticizing my code) that instead of…
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custom attribute works only with element.getAttribute("attribute") but not "element.attribute"

I have just noticed, that if I give a custom attribute to an html element, for example: then i can retrieve it like…
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Selenium getText

I want to getText() using By.id or By.cssSelector. I managed to solve my problem by doing getAttribute("value"), but I don't understand why getText() doesn't work like I expect it, and I might need it so all help is appreciated. Here is the Java…
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php DOM getAttribute

Alright, so I have an odd case here that I just can't figure out. I want to parse a list on a website. The HTML looks somewhat like this:
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Difference between .getAttribute and dataset in JS

I have been using .getAttribute and today found out about .dataset, so i was wondering what the differences are and when should each be used. So here is an example. Let's say we have a paragraph:

some…

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Is there any way to override the double-underscore (magic) methods of arbitrary objects in Python?

I want to write a wrapper class which takes a value and behaves just like it except for adding a 'reason' attribute. I had something like this in mind: class ExplainedValue(object): def __init__(self, value, reason): self.value = value …
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Why frameElement is null?

I have problem with access to an iframe attribute from inside the iframe.