some_class.data_type.some_variable

class profiles_1d(object):
    def __init__(self, x, y1=None, y2=None, y3=None):
        self.x = x
        self.y1 = y1
        self.y2 = y2
        self.y3 = y3

class collection(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self._profiles_1d = None

    def get_profiles(self):
        return self._profiles_1d

    def set_profiles(self, x, *args, **kwargs):
        self._profiles_1d = profiles_1d(x, *args, **kwargs)

    def del_profiles(self):
        self._profiles_1d = None

    profiles1d = property(fget=get_profiles, fset=set_profiles, fdel=del_profiles,
        doc="One dimensional profiles")

collection.profiles1d = ...

class Collection(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self._profiles_1d = None

    @property
    def profiles(self):
        """One dimensional profiles"""
        return self._profiles_1d

    @profiles.setter
    def profiles(self, argtuple):
        args, kwargs = argtuple
        self._profiles_1d = profiles_1d(*args, **kwargs)

    @profiles.deleter
    def profiles(self):
        self._profiles_1d = None

collection = Collection()
collection.profiles = (arg1, arg2, arg3), {'kwarg1':val1, 'kwarg2':val2}

@property
def test(self):
    return self._test

@test.setter
def test(self, newvalue):
    # validate newvalue if necessary
    self._test = newvalue

@test.deleter
def test(self):
    del self._test

class Collection(object):  # notice the capital C in Collection
    def __init__(self):
        self._profiles_1d = None

    @property
    def profiles1d(self):
        "One dimensional profiles"
        return self._profiles_1d

    @profiles1d.setter
    def profiles1d(self, value):
        self._profiles_1d = profiles_1d(*value)

    @profiles1d.deleter
    def profiles1d(self):
        del self._profiles_1d

collection = Collection()
collection.profiles1d = x, y1, y2, y3

collection.profiles1d = (x, dict(y1=y1, y2=y2, y3=y3))

@profiles1d.setter
    def profiles1d(self, value):
        x, y = value
        self._profiles_1d = profiles_1d(x, **y)