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Learn Python 3 the Hard Way: A Very Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly Beautiful World of Computers and Code
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Learn Python 3 the Hard Way: A Very Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly Beautiful World of Computers and Code

by Zed A. Shaw
June 2017
Beginner
320 pages
7h 37m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Exercise 43. Basic Object-Oriented Analysis and Design

I’m going to describe a process to use when you want to build something using Python, specifically with object-oriented programming (OOP). What I mean by a “process” is that I’ll give you a set of steps that you do in order but that you aren’t meant to be a slave to and that might not always work for every problem. They are just a good starting point for many programming problems and shouldn’t be considered the only way to solve these types of problems. This process is just one way to do it that you can follow.

The process is as follows:

1. Write or draw about the problem.

2. Extract key concepts from 1 and research them.

3. Create a class hierarchy and object map for the concepts.

4. Code ...

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