Overview

Basics of object-oriented programming in Python:

  • Classes

  • Objects / instantiation

  • Attributes

  • Methods

  • The self parameter

  • The init() method

  • Class docstrings

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Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to describe the relationship between data types, classes, and objects

  • Students will know what methods and attributes are and be able to recognize examples of each

  • Students will understand the purpose of the __init__() method

  • Students will understand what the self is and what it is used for

  • Students will be able to write a class with attributes and methods, including __init__()

  • Students will be able to create instances of a class, define and access attributes of instances, and invoke methods of instances

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