Chapter 10: Classes and Object-Oriented Programming

This chapter compares procedural and object-oriented programming practices. It covers the fundamental concepts of classes and objects. Attributes, methods, encapsulation and data hiding, functions (which are similar to constructors), accessors, and mutators are discussed. The student learns how to model classes with UML and how to find the classes in a particular problem.

Chapter 10 Classes and Object-Oriented Programming Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this week's material, you should be able to:

describe what an object is in Python.
describe what encapsulate is.
describe what a class definition is.
create and use classes in a Python program
describe what accessor methods are.
describe what mutator methods are.
describe what an instance of a class is.
create and use an instance of a class in a Python program.
describe how classes are stored in modules.
describe how to pass Objects as arguments
describe different techniques for designing classes
create and use an instance of a class in a Python program.
describe how classes are stored in modules.
describe how to pass Objects as arguments
describe different techniques for designing classes

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