What will happen if you try to access a class’s attributes without instancing it?

Accessing a class's attributes without creating an instance of that class typically leads to an AttributeError if the attribute is defined as an instance attribute. This is because instance attributes are tied to specific instances of a class; they do not exist at the class level and require an instance for access. Without creating an instance, Python has no context to access these instance-specific attributes.

However, class attributes, which are defined directly within the class body and not inside any instance methods, can be accessed without instancing the class. If you try to access an instance attribute directly on the class itself, Python will throw an AttributeError, indicating that the attribute you're trying to access does not belong to the class itself.

This behavior is fundamental in object-oriented programming, where instance attributes store data unique to an object (instance) of the class, ensuring better encapsulation and state management for each object. Therefore, attempting to directly access an instance attribute from the class without creating an object will indeed raise an AttributeError, confirming the correctness of the answer.