class C: def f(): pass # del a class attribute del C.f try: print(C.x) except AttributeError: print("AttributeError") try: del C.f except AttributeError: print("AttributeError") # del an instance attribute c = C() c.x = 1 print(c.x) del c.x try: print(c.x) except AttributeError: print("AttributeError") try: del c.x except AttributeError: print("AttributeError")