PYTHON — Python Basics Class Overview

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to use classes in Python to create layers of functionality, inherit and override behavior from other classes, and creatively mix and match these approaches. This will enable you to build more complex systems and write readable, reusable code.

First, let’s take a closer look at the question of how to actually use classes when coding in Python. You can compose classes together, inherit and override behavior from other classes, and mix and match these approaches. This tutorial is just an introduction to building systems with classes so you can have an idea about how classes can be worked together into more complex systems.

To get the most out of this tutorial, ideally, you should already have some notion of what object-oriented programming in Python looks like. This tutorial is part of the Python Basics series, which uses IDLE, the Integrated Development and Learning Environment that comes bundled with Python. If you’re not sure what IDLE is, you can check out a previous course in the Python Basics series called Setting Up Python, or check out Starting with Python IDLE on realpython.com.

This course is part of a series, Python Basics, which accompanies “Python Basics: A Practical Introduction to Python 3.”

Now let’s dive into building systems with classes.

The following is a brief overview of the contents of this Python Basics: Building Systems With Classes tutorial:

1. Building Systems With Classes (Overview)
2. Composing With Classes
3. Inheriting From Other Classes
4. Extending a Parent Class
5. Using Composition and Inheritance
6. Introducing the super() Function
7. Reviewing What You’ve Learned
8. Challenge: Modeling a Farm
9. Python Basics: Building Systems With Classes (Summary)
10. Python Basics: Building Systems With Classes (Quiz)

That’s all for the overview. Now let’s start building systems with classes in Python!

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