Objects

Lesson

Objects and Classes

• Classes define objects using attributes and methods (functions)
• Class: what we write
  • Be very cautious with the syntax used to create a class! Check out the syntax below as well as the examples in the playground.
• Object: a single instance of that class
  • An instance is a single occurrence. So if you have two separate Heart objects, that is two separate instances of the Heart class!

How to write a class

• Line 1: class {ClassName}:
  • {ClassName} is the name of your class. Normally these names are capitalized.
• Line 2: def __init__ ({vars}):
  • {vars} are the variables for this function. This is anything you need in order to set up the class.
• self.{variableName}: the objects own attribute

Playground