INTRODUCTION
PYTHON CLASSES A CLASS IS CONSIDERED AS A BLUEPRINT OF OBJECTS.
WE CAN THINK OF THE CLASS AS A SKETCH (PROTOTYPE) OF A HOUSE. IT
CONTAINS ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT THE FLOORS, DOORS, WINDOWS, ETC.
BASED ON THESE DESCRIPTIONS WE BUILD THE HOUSE. HOUSE IS THE
OBJECT. SINCE MANY HOUSES CAN BE MADE FROM THE SAME
DESCRIPTION, WE CAN CREATE MANY OBJECTS FROM A CLASS.
OBJECTS
• OBJECTS IN PYTHON: AN OBJECT IS A PARTICULAR INSTANCE OF A CLASS WITH UNIQUE
CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS. AFTER A CLASS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, YOU MAY MAKE
OBJECTS BASED ON IT. BY USING THE CLASS CONSTRUCTOR, YOU MAY CREATE AN OBJECT OF
A CLASS IN PYTHON. THE OBJECT'S ATTRIBUTES ARE INITIALISED IN THE CONSTRUCTOR,
WHICH IS A SPECIAL PROCEDURE WITH THE NAME _INIT_.
• IN ORDER TO MAKE AN INSTANCE OF A CLASS IN PYTHON, A SPECIFIC FUNCTION CALLED
_INIT_ IS CALLED. ALTHOUGH IT IS USED TO SET THE OBJECT'S ATTRIBUTES, IT IS OFTEN
REFERRED TO AS A CONSTRUCTOR.THE SELF-ARGUMENT IS THE ONLY ONE REQUIRED BY THE
_INIT_ METHOD. THIS ARGUMENT REFERS TO THE NEWLY GENERATED INSTANCE OF THE
CLASS. TO INITIALISE THE VALUES OF EACH ATTRIBUTE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OBJECTS, YOU
CAN DECLARE EXTRA ARGUMENTS IN THE _INIT_ METHOD.
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CONCEPTS:
ENCAPSULATION: BUNDLING DATA AND METHODS INTO A SINGLE UNIT (A CLASS)
AND RESTRICTING ACCESS TO THE INTERNAL DETAILS.
BENEFITS EXPLAINED:
CODE ORGANIZATION: CLASSES PROVIDE A STRUCTURED WAY TO ORGANIZE CODE,
MAKING IT MORE READABLE AND MAINTAINABLE.REUSABILITY: ONCE A CLASS IS
DEFINED, IT CAN BE REUSED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PROGRAM OR IN OTHER
PROGRAMS, PROMOTING CODE REUSABILITY.
MODULARITY &
APPLICATION
• EASIER MAINTENANCE: CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLASS DO
NOT AFFECT OTHER PARTS OF THE PROGRAM, MAKING MAINTENANCE MORE MANAGEABLE.
• MODULARITY: ENCAPSULATION ALLOWS FOR THE CREATION OF MODULAR CODE, WHERE
CHANGES TO ONE MODULE (CLASS) DO NOT IMPACT OTHER MODULES.
• VISUAL: ICONS REPRESENTING ENCAPSULATION BENEFITS AND A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS.
• APLICATION: PYTHON IS EXTENSIVELY USED IN WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH FRAMEWORKS
LIKE DJANGO AND FLASK.ITS SIMPLICITY AND VERSATILITY MAKE PYTHON A PREFERRED
LANGUAGE IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, AND TECHNOLOGY.
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• IN CONCLUSION, PYTHON'S CLASSES AND OBJECTS NOTIONS ARE STRONG
IDEAS THAT LET YOU WRITE REUSABLE PROGRAMMES. YOU MAY COMBINE
INFORMATION AND CAPABILITIES INTO A SINGLE ENTITY THAT IS ABLE TO BE
USED TO BUILD MANY OBJECTS BY ESTABLISHING A CLASS. USING THE DOT
NOTATION, YOU MAY ACCESS AN OBJECT'S METHODS AND PROPERTIES AFTER
IT HAS BEEN CREATED. YOU CAN DEVELOP MORE LOGICAL, EFFECTIVE, AND
MANAGEABLE CODE BY COMPREHENDING PYTHON'S CLASSES AND OBJECTS