I'm not familiar with C++ enough to know about circumventing `private` but in Python you can access "private" members just like any other "public" ones, with the dot notation. There's no specific enforcement at the language level, no error will be thrown.

Sure, I think the bar to modify is higher in Java for example but I can't really find fault in what you're saying because I'd never unknowingly modify a member with double underscores in Python.

I see what you mean what I wouldn't really qualify name mangling as private members, you're discouraged to access them but you can access them all the same.

Like the others said, you have to list them and save it somewhere, it could be better in that regard.