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/ subclass_example_and_more.py
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December 29, 2024 14:07
Here we have an example of how subclasses work in Python (how to override methods of a parent class), how to set attributes for the subclass, how class methods/static methods work and how they can be useful, and a basic coverage of what the property decorator can do.
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| class Car: | |
| """A class written to showcase what instance/static/class methods/properties are.""" | |
| # All of the methods defined below (including __init__) will be inherited by subclasses. | |
| # Here in the __init__ constructor there is a positional parameter, `name`, | |
| # followed by two keyword-only arguments (or "kwargs"), `doors` and `max_speed`, | |
| # which have default values of 4 and 150, respectively. | |
| # In Python, any parameters following a * in a function definition will be kwargs. | |
| def __init__(self, name: str = None, *, doors: int = 4, max_speed: int = 150): |