"Same, but with generic __getattribute__ all-attribute interception"

class Powers:
    def __init__(self, square, cube):
        self._square = square
        self._cube   = cube

    def __getattribute__(self, name):
        if name == 'square':
            return object.__getattribute__(self, '_square') ** 2
        elif name == 'cube':
            return object.__getattribute__(self, '_cube') ** 3
        else:
            return object.__getattribute__(self, name)

    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
        if name == 'square':
            object.__setattr__(self, '_square', value)   # Or use __dict__
        else:
            object.__setattr__(self, name , value)