As is in Penn (I think), we'll use two underscores to denote a hidden server attribute. Finished up moving the two hidden attributes that I know need to be hidden and read-only over to the double underscore names as per Issue 27.

defines_global.py

@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ NOSAVE_FLAGS = ["CONNECTED"]
 NOSET_FLAGS = ["CONNECTED"]
 
 # These attribute names can't be modified by players.
-NOSET_ATTRIBS = ["MONEY", "ALIAS", "LASTPAGED", "CHANLIST", "LAST", "LASTSITE"]
+NOSET_ATTRIBS = ["MONEY", "ALIAS", "LASTPAGED", "__CHANLIST", "LAST", 
+                 "__PARENT", "LASTSITE"]
 
 # These attributes don't show up on objects when examined.
-HIDDEN_ATTRIBS = ["CHANLIST"]
+HIDDEN_ATTRIBS = ["__CHANLIST", "__PARENT"]
 
 # Server version number.
 REVISION = '$Rev$'

functions_comsys.py

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+"""
+Comsys functions.
+"""
 import time, datetime
 
 from django.utils import simplejson
@@ -5,9 +8,6 @@ from django.utils import simplejson
 from apps.objects.models import CommChannel, CommChannelMessage
 import session_mgr
 import ansi
-"""
-Comsys functions.
-"""
 
 def plr_get_cdict(session):
     """
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def plr_jsondump_channels(session):
     
     session: (SessionProtocol) A reference to the player session.
     """
-    session.get_pobject().set_attribute("CHANLIST", simplejson.dumps(plr_get_cdict(session)))
+    session.get_pobject().set_attribute("__CHANLIST", simplejson.dumps(plr_get_cdict(session)))
 
 def plr_del_channel(session, alias):
     """

session.py

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class SessionProtocol(StatefulTelnetProtocol):
         """
         Parse JSON dict of a user's channel list from their CHANLIST attribute.
         """
-        chan_list = self.get_pobject().get_attribute_value("CHANLIST")
+        chan_list = self.get_pobject().get_attribute_value("__CHANLIST")
         if chan_list:
             self.channels_subscribed = simplejson.loads(chan_list)