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Inheritance in Python

Definition:
 It is a mechanism that allows you to create a hierarchy of classes that share a
set of properties and methods by deriving a class from another class.
 Inheritance is the capability of one class to derive or inherit the properties
from another class.
Syntax:
Class BaseClass:
{Body}
Class DerivedClass(BaseClass): # Inheritance
{Body}
1) Single Inheritance:
A child class inherits from a single parent class.

Example:
class Animal():
def speak(self):
print("Animal speaks")

class Dog(Animal): #Single Inheritance


def bark(self):
print("Dog barks")
2) Multiple Inheritance:
A child class inherits from more than one parent class.
Example:
class Animal:
def speak(self):
print("Animal speaks")

class Pet:
def show_affection(self):
print("Pet shows affection")

class Dog(Animal, Pet): # Multiple Inheritance


def bark(self):
print("Dog barks")
3) Multilevel Inheritance:
A child class inherits from a parent class, which in turn inherits from
another parent class.

Example:
class Animal:
def speak(self):
print("Animal speaks")
class Mammal(Animal): #Multilevel Inheritance
def walk(self):
print("Mammal walks")
class Dog(Mammal): #Multilevel Inheritance
def bark(self):
print("Dog barks")
4) Hierarchical Inheritance:
Multiple child classes inherit from a single parent class.
Example:
class Animal:
def speak(self):
print("Animal speaks")
class Dog(Animal): # Hierarchical Inheritance
def bark(self):
print("Dog barks")
class Cat(Animal): # Hierarchical Inheritance
def meow(self):
print("Cat meows")
5) Hybrid Inheritance:
A combination of two or more types of inheritance. It often involves
multiple inheritance to achieve complex inheritance structures.
Example:
class Animal:
def speak(self):
print("Animal speaks")
class Mammal(Animal): #Single Inheritance
def walk(self):
print("Mammal walks")
class Pet: # Multilevel Inheritance
def show_affection(self):
print("Pet shows affection")
class Dog(Mammal, Pet): #Multiple Inheritance
def bark(self):
print("Dog barks")

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