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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners The Python Shell

Louis chuk
Louis chuk
162 Points
Posted by Louis chuk
Louis chuk
162 Points

What is a class? Why does a class have methods?

I am a beginner in python. I am not familiar to the family of the data type. Can anyone tell me the classification of the data type?

2 Answers

Kurt Maurer
Kurt Maurer
16,725 Points

Hey Louis,

A class is a type of object. You can give objects properties and functions, like in real life. Like a lamp, it may have a color(attribute), shape(attribute), or the ability to turn on and off(a method).

Rex Orioko
Rex Orioko
3,234 Points
Rex Orioko
Rex Orioko
3,234 Points

Sounds cliche, but everything is an object