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Python OOP
OOP concepts for Python
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| class | Tell Python to make a new kind of thing. |
| object | Two meanings: the most basic kind of thing, and any instance of some thing. |
| instance | What you get when you tell Python to create a class. |
| def | How you define a function inside a class. |
| self | Inside the functions in a class, self is a variable for the instance/object being accessed. |
| inheritance | The concept that one class can inherit traits from another class, much like you and your parents. |
| composition | The concept that a class can be composed of other classes as parts, much like how a car has wheels. |
| attribute | A property classes have that are from composition and are usually variables. |
| is-a | A phrase to say that something inherits from another, as in a Salmon is-a Fish. |
| has-a | A phrase to say that something is composed of other things or has a trait, as in a Salmon has-a mouth. |