History for Leading underscores in DOM python binding

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Issue

The DOM python binding defines that all read attributes are mapped to an accessor function in the form of _get_attr.

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Resolution:

  Then we should support this. What was the rational
  for this? Names with leading underscores are
  traditionally private.

  I suggest we support:

    - e._get_foo(),

    - e.getFoo(), and
    
    - e.foo


(Mike)  It is my understanding that the names with starting with '_' will not be accessible from some protocols.

The rational is that people are supposed to use the e.foo access method.  e._get_foo is the mapping for computed attributes (just like the CORBA binding) and is not meant to be called.  However, there are no restrictions about not calling this.

Currently I have implemented support for all three access methods.