Python Classes & Inheritance: Getting Started with Classes in Python
Python 3.0+
| Intermediate
- 15 videos | 1h 33m 53s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
Explore implementations of Python classes, methods, and instance and class variables in this 15-video course. Learn how to implement private variables in Python classes and program problems with classes. Key concepts covered here include how to create classes by using Python; how to assign attributes to objects of classes; and how to initialize class variables by using the init special method. Next, you will observe how to initialize values for a class when you create objects; how to pass arguments to initialize the state of a class object; and additional methods in a class, as well as how class variables work. Learners will examine how class variables are different from instance variables and how class variables share memory across objects of a class; and work with variables that have their own memory in each object. Then examine getters and setters for each instance variable; learn to prevent inadvertent modification of instance variables; and learn to create a class to represent a real-world entity. Finally, observe how to parse information to create classes with a dictionary.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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discover the key concepts covered in this course
create a classes using Python
assign attributes to objects of classes
initialize class variables using the init special method
pass arguments to initialize the state of a class object
define additional methods in a class
recall how class variables work
recall how class variables are different from instance variables -
recall how class variables share memory across objects of a class
work with variables that have their own memory in each object
define getters and setters for each instance variable
prevent inadvertent modification of instance variables
create a class to represent a real-world entity
parse information to create classes using a dictionary
describe the use of the init method in a class, specify why the self argument is passed to methods in a class, differentiate between class and instance variables, and specify how member variables can be made private
IN THIS COURSE
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6m 12sIn this video, learn how to create classes using Python. FREE ACCESS
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3. Associating Attributes with Classes7m 8sLearn how to assign attributes to objects of classes. FREE ACCESS
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4. Initializing Class Objects6m 10sIn this video, learn how to initialize class variables using the special init method. FREE ACCESS
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5. Passing Arguments for Initialization5m 31sIn this video, find out how to pass arguments to initialize the state of a class object. FREE ACCESS
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6. Defining Additional Methods in Classes8m 6sIn this video, learn how to define additional methods in a class. FREE ACCESS
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7. Introducing Class Variables7m 5sAfter completing this video, you will be able to recall how class variables work. FREE ACCESS
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8. Class Variables and Instance Variables7m 40sUpon completion of this video, you will be able to recall the difference between class variables and instance variables. FREE ACCESS
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9. Class Variable Memory Sharing4m 36sAfter completing this video, you will be able to recall how class variables share memory across objects of the same class. FREE ACCESS
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10. Instance Variables4m 19sIn this video, find out how to work with variables that have their own memory in each object. FREE ACCESS
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11. Getters and Setters for Private Variables9m 28sFind out how to define getters and setters for each instance variable. FREE ACCESS
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12. Making Variables Private6m 53sIn this video, you will learn how to prevent inadvertent modification of instance variables. FREE ACCESS
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13. Create a Classes to Represent a Student5m 41sFind out how to create a class to represent a real-world object. FREE ACCESS
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14. Parse Student Details from a Dictionary7m 19sIn this video, you will learn how to parse information to create classes using a dictionary. FREE ACCESS
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15. Exercise: Characteristics of Classes5m 56sAfter completing this video, you will be able to describe the use of the init method in a class, specify why the self argument is passed to methods in a class, differentiate between class and instance variables, and specify how member variables can be made private. FREE ACCESS
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