OOP Basics Overview: Python OOP Complete Course — Part 1
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- This article is a part of The Complete Course in Object Oriented Programming in Python which you can find it here.
- This article is also available as a YouTube video here.
Introduction
In this article, I would like to highlight the learning objectives of this section, also I will give you a brief introduction about what I am going to cover in the OOP Basics section.
But before I start, I need to ask you: Have you ever tried to learn OOP and you were overwhelmed by the vast amount of JARGON like class, object, abstraction, method, attribute, Etc.? So whether the answer is:
- Yes or
- This is the first time you are trying to learn OOP.
Let me tell you that this section will give you the essential foundation that you need to enter OOP world with high confidence.
By the end of OOP Basics section, you will be able to:
- Understand why OOP is very important and why you need to start using it in your programs.
- Understand what a class and an object are and what the difference between classes and objects is.
- Learn about the different types of attributes and methods and how you can extend your classes with these attributes and methods.
- Understand the first two pillars of OOP, namely abstraction and encapsulation.
- The most important goal is to be able to create your classes and create objects from those classes.
In order to achieve all of these objectives, OOP Basics section will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to OOP: in which you will understand what we have before OOP and why it becomes an essential part of your daily life as a programmer.
- Introduction to Classes and Objects: in which I will teach you how to define classes and objects.
- Attributes and Methods: in which you will learn how to enhance your classes by different types of attributes and methods like instance attributes and instance method class attributes and class method, static methods.
- Property in Python OOP.
Once we are armed by all of this knowledge, it’s time to learn about:
- Abstraction and Encapsulation: in which you will learn about the first two pillars in Python OOP with real examples.
- Copy in OOP: which is an important concept in Python OOP.
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