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# Python: TerraformResourceLifecycle
> CDKTN Core API Reference for TerraformResourceLifecycle in Python.
## Initializer
```python theme={null}
import cdktn
cdktn.TerraformResourceLifecycle(
create_before_destroy: bool = None,
ignore_changes: typing.List[str] | str = None,
postcondition: typing.List[Postcondition] = None,
precondition: typing.List[Precondition] = None,
prevent_destroy: bool = None,
replace_triggered_by: typing.List[str | ITerraformDependable] = None
)
```
## Properties
| **Name** | **Type** | **Description** |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------- |
| create\_before\_destroy | bool | *No description.* |
| ignore\_changes | typing.List\[str] \| str | *No description.* |
| postcondition | typing.List\[Postcondition] | *No description.* |
| precondition | typing.List\[Precondition] | *No description.* |
| prevent\_destroy | bool | *No description.* |
| replace\_triggered\_by | typing.List\[str \| ITerraformDependable] | *No description.* |
***
### `create_before_destroy`Optional
```python theme={null}
create_before_destroy: bool
```
* *Type:* bool
***
### `ignore_changes`Optional
```python theme={null}
ignore_changes: typing.List[str] | str
```
* *Type:* typing.List\[str] | str
***
### `postcondition`Optional
```python theme={null}
postcondition: typing.List[Postcondition]
```
* *Type:* typing.List\[Postcondition]
***
### `precondition`Optional
```python theme={null}
precondition: typing.List[Precondition]
```
* *Type:* typing.List\[Precondition]
***
### `prevent_destroy`Optional
```python theme={null}
prevent_destroy: bool
```
* *Type:* bool
***
### `replace_triggered_by`Optional
```python theme={null}
replace_triggered_by: typing.List[str | ITerraformDependable]
```
* *Type:* typing.List\[str | ITerraformDependable]
***