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The Python Workshop - Second Edition

By : Corey Wade, Mario Corchero Jiménez, Andrew Bird, Dr. Lau Cher Han, Graham Lee
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The Python Workshop - Second Edition

4.7 (3)
By: Corey Wade, Mario Corchero Jiménez, Andrew Bird, Dr. Lau Cher Han, Graham Lee

Overview of this book

Python is among the most popular programming languages in the world. It’s ideal for beginners because it’s easy to read and write, and for developers, because it’s widely available with a strong support community, extensive documentation, and phenomenal libraries – both built-in and user-contributed. This project-based course has been designed by a team of expert authors to get you up and running with Python. You’ll work though engaging projects that’ll enable you to leverage your newfound Python skills efficiently in technical jobs, personal projects, and job interviews. The book will help you gain an edge in data science, web development, and software development, preparing you to tackle real-world challenges in Python and pursue advanced topics on your own. Throughout the chapters, each component has been explicitly designed to engage and stimulate different parts of the brain so that you can retain and apply what you learn in the practical context with maximum impact. By completing the course from start to finish, you’ll walk away feeling capable of tackling any real-world Python development problem.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
13
Chapter 13: The Evolution of Python – Discovering New Python Features

Methods

You have already come across one special method, the init method. However, the power of classes will start to become more obvious to you as you begin writing your own custom methods. There are three types of methods you will explore in the following sections:

  • Instance methods
  • Static methods
  • Class methods

Instance methods

Instance methods are the most common type of method you will need to use. They always take self as the first positional argument. The __init__ method discussed in the previous section is an example of an instance method.

Here is another example of an instance method, extending our Circle class from Exercise 73 – creating a Circle class:

import math
class Circle:
    is_shape = True
    
    def __init__(self, radius, color='red'):
        self.radius = radius
        self...