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Class |
Tell Python to make a new type of thing |
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Object |
Two meanings: the most basic type of thing, and any instance of some thing. |
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Instance |
What you get when you tell Python to create a Class |
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def |
How to define a function inside a class |
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self |
Inside the functions inside a class, self is a variable for the instance/object being accessed. |
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inheritance |
The concept that one class can inherit traits from another class much like you and your parents. |
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composition |
The concept that a class can be composed of other classes as parts, much like how a car has wheels. |
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attribute |
a property classes have that are composition and usually variables |
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is-a |
A phrase to say that something inherits from another, as in a "salmon" is a "fish" |
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has-a |
A phrase to say that something is composed of other things or has a trait, as in "a salmon has-a mouth." |
