Welcome to the beginner-friendly tutorial on Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python! 🌟 This guide will walk you through the core concepts of OOP and how to implement them in Python code.
📚 Core Concepts of OOP
- Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on data within a single unit (class).
- Inheritance: Enabling a class to inherit properties and methods from another class.
- Polymorphism: Allowing objects to take many forms, such as method overriding.
- Abstraction: Simplifying complex systems by modeling classes appropriate to the problem.
🧠 Example: A Simple Class
class Dog:
def __init__(self, name, breed):
self.name = name # Attribute
self.breed = breed # Attribute
def bark(self): # Method
return f"{self.name} says: Woof! 🐾"
# Create an instance
my_dog = Dog("Buddy", "Golden_Retriever")
print(my_dog.bark())
📌 Practice Suggestions
- Define a class for a
Car
with attributes likemodel
andcolor
. - Implement inheritance by creating a
Tesla
class that inherits fromCar
. - Explore polymorphism by adding a
start_engine
method to bothCar
andTesla
classes.
🌐 Expand Your Knowledge
For deeper insights into Python OOP, check out our official documentation. 📘
Or dive into advanced topics like metaclasses with this tutorial.
📷 Visual Aids
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