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Object-Oriented Programming in Python

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Dive in and learn how to create classes and leverage inheritance and polymorphism to reuse and optimize code.

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Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a widely used programming paradigm that reduces development times—making it easier to read, reuse, and maintain your code. OOP shifts the focus from thinking about code as a sequence of actions to looking at your program as a collection of objects that interact with each other. In this course, you’ll learn how to create classes, which act as the blueprints for every object in Python. You’ll then leverage principles called inheritance and polymorphism to reuse and optimize code. Dive in and learn how to create beautiful code that’s clean and efficient!
  1. 1

    OOP Fundamentals

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    In this chapter, you'll learn what object-oriented programming (OOP) is, how it differs from procedural-programming, and how it can be applied. You'll then define your own classes, and learn how to create methods, attributes, and constructors.

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    What is OOP?
    50 xp
    OOP termininology
    100 xp
    Exploring object interface
    100 xp
    Class anatomy: attributes and methods
    50 xp
    Understanding class definitions
    100 xp
    Create your first class
    100 xp
    Using attributes in class definition
    100 xp
    Class anatomy: the __init__ constructor
    50 xp
    Correct use of __init__
    50 xp
    Add a class constructor
    100 xp
    Write a class from scratch
    100 xp
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    Inheritance and Polymorphism

    Inheritance and polymorphism are the core concepts of OOP that enable efficient and consistent code reuse. Learn how to inherit from a class, customize and redefine methods, and review the differences between class-level data and instance-level data.

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    Integrating with Standard Python

    In this chapter, you'll learn how to make sure that objects that store the same data are considered equal, how to define and customize string representations of objects, and even how to create new error types. Through interactive exercises, you’ll learn how to further customize your classes to make them work more like standard Python data types.

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    Best Practices of Class Design

    How do you design classes for inheritance? Does Python have private attributes? Is it possible to control attribute access? You'll find answers to these questions (and more) as you learn class design best practices.

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  • Dalia N.
    5 months

    I finally understand the proper way to build classes and objects was familar before but comfortable now in my programming journey

  • Bob J.
    6 months

    OOP is an essential component of Python programming and key to other key concepts like Error Handling, Custom Class, etc. This is a valuable course with lot of samples and exercises.

  • Oussama B.
    8 months

    great

  • Juan C.
    10 months

    It should be programmed earlier in the learning path

  • Artem K.
    10 months

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"I finally understand the proper way to build classes and objects was familar before but comfortable now in my programming journey"

Dalia N.

"OOP is an essential component of Python programming and key to other key concepts like Error Handling, Custom Class, etc. This is a valuable course with lot of samples and exercises."

Bob J.

"great"

Oussama B.

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