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Python Classes/Objects: Example

Python classes are used to create user-defined objects. A class acts as a blueprint to create objects with properties and methods. The __init__() function is used to initialize properties when an object is created from a class.

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Python Classes/Objects: Example

Python classes are used to create user-defined objects. A class acts as a blueprint to create objects with properties and methods. The __init__() function is used to initialize properties when an object is created from a class.

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Python Classes/Objects

Python is an object oriented programming language.

Almost everything in Python is an object, with its properties and methods.

A Class is like an object constructor, or a "blueprint" for creating objects.

Create a Class
To create a class, use the keyword class:

Example

Create a class named MyClass, with a property named x:

class MyClass:
  x = 5

Create Object
Now we can use the class named myClass to create objects:

Example

Create an object named p1, and print the value of x:

p1 = MyClass()
print(p1.x)

The __init__() Function


The examples above are classes and objects in their simplest form, and are not really useful in real life
applications.

To understand the meaning of classes we have to understand the built-in __init__() function.

All classes have a function called __init__(), which is always executed when the class is being initiated.

Use the __init__() function to assign values to object properties, or other operations that are necessary to do when
the object is being created:

Example

Create a class named Person, use the __init__() function to assign values for name and age:
class Person:
  def __init__(self, name, age):
    self.name = name
    self.age = age

p1 = Person("John", 36)

print(p1.name)
print(p1.age)

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