{"id":2398,"date":"2023-01-31T16:50:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.samarthya.me\/wps\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2023-01-31T16:50:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:50:45","slug":"python-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.samarthya.me\/wps\/2023\/01\/31\/python-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Python: Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learning to write Python code? A Python class is a blueprint for creating objects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It defines a set of attributes and methods that can be used to manipulate those attributes. Here’s an example of a simple Python class:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

class Dog:\n    def __init__(self, name, breed):\n        self.name = name\n        self.breed = breed\n\n    def bark(self):\n        print(\"Woof!\")<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The class<\/code> keyword is used to define a new class. The name of the class is Dog<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The __init__<\/code> method is a special method in Python that is used to initialize an object when it is created. The self<\/code> parameter refers to the instance of the object being created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The name<\/code> and breed<\/code> attributes are created within the __init__<\/code> method and can be accessed using the self<\/code> reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bark<\/code> method is an example of a custom method in the class. It can be called on an instance of the Dog<\/code> class to print “Woof!”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To create an instance of the class, you can use the following code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dog = Dog(\"Fido\", \"Labrador\")\ndog.bark()\n# Output: Woof!<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This creates a new instance of the Dog<\/code> class, with the name<\/code> attribute set to “Fido” and the breed<\/code> attribute set to “Labrador”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bark<\/code> method is then called on the dog<\/code> instance to produce the output “Woof!”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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