{"id":784,"date":"2024-08-11T22:31:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T17:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/augurytech.co.uk\/courses\/?p=784"},"modified":"2024-10-05T09:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T04:04:51","slug":"python-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/augurytech.co.uk\/courses\/python\/python-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Python: Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Python <\/strong>is an “object-oriented programming language.” Almost all the code is implemented using a special construct called classes<\/strong>.
Programmers use classes<\/strong> to keep related things together. This is done using the keyword “class<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is a Class?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • A Class is a model<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A class is a blueprint(map) of anything<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A class is a template<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A class may also be defined as something that can be followed to<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • create objects and instances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Writing a Class<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Python uses the keyword “class” to define a class<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Class Car():\n# body of class Car<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Writing a Class<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Python uses the keyword “class” to define a class<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Class Car():\n      # body of class Car<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    What does the actual class hold??<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    A class may hold attributes (variables)
    A class may hold behaviours (functions)
    Example:<\/strong>
    A car’s colour, model, and seating capacity are attributes of the car.
    A car can run, stop, speed_up, and speed_down are behaviours of a car<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Classes: Creating an instance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Almost everything in Python is an object, with its properties and methods.
    Objects are made following its class means if an objects belongs to a class it must have been following the requirements set by the class<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
    class Car():\n     # define a class body\n         # attributes and behaviours<\/strong>\n\n# Creating objects\/instance of Car class\n    car1 = Car()\n    car2 = Car()<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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