Access 'classmethod's like 'property' methods in Python

I wanted to add a helper method to an Enum class. However, I didn't want to make it a classmethod as property method made more sense in this particular case. Problem is, you aren't supposed to initialize an enum class, and property methods can only be accessed from the instances of a class; not from the class itself. While sifting through Django 3.2's codebase, I found this neat trick to make a classmethod that acts like a property method and can be accessed directly from the class without initializing it. If you run the script, you'll see the following output: While the previous example is quite impressive, I still don't like the solution as it requires creating a metaclass and doing a bunch of magic to achieve something so simple. Luckily, Python3.9+ makes it possible without any additional magic. Notice the example below: The only thing that matters here is the order of the property and classmethod decorator. Python applies them from bottom to top. Changing the order will make it behave unexpectedly. Complete example with tests Running this will print out the following: