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PYTHON INTERMEDIATEChapter 8 · Objects and Classes

Object-oriented programming

Python supports Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). Define a class using class, and initialize fields inside __init__(self).

Worked example

How it reads

  • def __init__(self, name) defines the constructor method
  • self refers to the specific instance of the object class
Cloud tip: Methods must receive self as their first parameter to access object fields.
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YOUR TURN

Add a method describe(self) that returns "A cumulus cloud" built from self.shape, and print c.describe().

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