python public and private attributes and methods

class MyClass:

# public var 

var1

# protected var

_var2

# private var

__var3

def public(self):
        pass
    def __private(self):
        # mangled to _MyClass__private
        pass

c = MyClass()
c.public() # this works
c.__private() # this doesn't

References:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/735975/static-methods-in-python