class Validator: @classmethod def check(cls, value): return value class Typed(Validator): expected_type = object @classmethod def check(cls, value): if not isinstance(value, cls.expected_type): raise TypeError(f'Expected {cls.expected_type}') return super().check(value) class Integer(Typed): expected_type = int class Float(Typed): expected_type = float class String(Typed): expected_type = str class Positive(Validator): @classmethod def check(cls, value): if value < 0: raise ValueError('Must be >= 0') return super().check(value) class NonEmpty(Validator): @classmethod def check(cls, value): if len(value) == 0: raise ValueError('Must be non-empty') return super().check(value) class PositiveInteger(Integer, Positive): pass class PositiveFloat(Float, Positive): pass class NonEmptyString(String, NonEmpty): pass # Examples if __name__ == '__main__': def add(x, y): Integer.check(x) Integer.check(y) return x + y class Stock: __slots__ = ('name','_shares','_price') def __init__(self, name, shares, price): self.name = name self.shares = shares self.price = price def __repr__(self): return f'Stock({self.name!r}, {self.shares!r}, {self.price!r})' @property def shares(self): return self._shares @shares.setter def shares(self, value): self._shares = PositiveInteger.check(value) @property def price(self): return self._price @price.setter def price(self, value): self._price = PositiveFloat.check(value) @property def cost(self): return self.shares * self.price def sell(self, nshares): self.shares -= nshares