>>> class A: ... def __init__(self): ... self.a = 4 ... >>> a1 = A() >>> a2 = A() >>> a1.b = 5 >>> print a1.a 4 >>> print a2.a 4 >>> print a1.b 5 >>> print a2.b Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? AttributeError: A instance has no attribute 'b'