🐍 Object Oriented Programming 🤖

Table of Contents

Classes & Objects
Defining a Class
Creating Objects
Object Functions
Inheritance
Practical Examples

Classes & Objects

Overview: Discusses the importance of classes and objects in Python for organizing and enhancing programs.
Real-World Modeling: Explains how classes and objects allow for modeling real-world entities that can't be represented by basic data types like strings or numbers.
Creating Custom Data Types: Demonstrates how to create custom data types using classes, using the example of a Student class.

Defining a Class

Creating a Class: Shows how to define a class in Python, using class ClassName:.
Initialization Function: Explains the use of the __init__ function for initializing class attributes.
Attributes: Discusses defining attributes like name, major, GPA, and is_on_probation within a class.

Creating Objects

Instantiating Objects: Covers creating instances of a class, known as objects.
Assigning Values to Objects: Details how to assign values to object attributes during instantiation.

Object Functions

Defining Functions in Classes: Illustrates how to define functions within a class that can operate on object attributes.
Example Function: Provides an example function on_honor_roll to determine if a student's GPA qualifies for the honor roll.

Inheritance

Concept of Inheritance: Introduces the concept of inheritance in Python, where a class can inherit attributes and methods from another class.
Creating Inherited Classes: Shows how to create a class that inherits from another, using the example of a ChineseChef class inheriting from a Chef class.
Overriding Methods: Discusses how inherited classes can override methods from the parent class.

Practical Examples

Chef Class Example: Uses the example of a Chef class with methods like make_chicken and make_special_dish.
Chinese Chef Extension: Explores extending the Chef class to a ChineseChef class, demonstrating inheritance and method overriding.