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Destructors: Class Def

The document discusses the concepts of constructors and destructors in Python, highlighting their roles in initializing and destroying objects, respectively. It explains how constructors set up object attributes and how destructors, defined with the __del__ method, manage resource release upon object destruction. Additionally, it introduces inheritance, where a derived class inherits methods and properties from a base class.

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Destructors: Class Def

The document discusses the concepts of constructors and destructors in Python, highlighting their roles in initializing and destroying objects, respectively. It explains how constructors set up object attributes and how destructors, defined with the __del__ method, manage resource release upon object destruction. Additionally, it introduces inheritance, where a derived class inherits methods and properties from a base class.

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Class Car:

def __init__(self, make, model, year):


self.make = make
self.model = model
self.year = year

In Python, a constructor in the


Book class initializes new objects
with attributes like title, author,
and ISBN, simplifying library management by setting up
each book’s details instantly.

Destructors
Destructors are called when an object is about to be
destroyed. Although not as commonly used in Python
due to its automatic garbage collection, the __del__ method can be defined to
handle the destruction phase of an object.

class Car:
def __del__(self):
print(“The car is being destroyed.”)
# Outputs: The car is being destroyed.

In Python, a destructor is defined


with the __del__ method. It
automatically releases resources,
such as closing files or database connections, when an
object is destroyed.

9.3. Inheritance

Inheritance allows us to define a class that inherits all the methods and
properties from another class. The parent class is called the base class, and the class
that inherits from it is called the derived class.

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