Python for Kids, 2nd Edition

8How to Use Classes and Objects

Why is a giraffe like a sidewalk? Because a giraffe and a sidewalk are both things, which are known in the English language as nouns and in Python as objects. In programming, objects are a way to organize code and break things down to more easily work with complex ideas. (We used an object in Chapter 4 when we worked with the turtle module’s Turtle object.)

To fully understand how objects work in Python, we need to think about types of objects. Let’s start with giraffes and sidewalks.

A giraffe is a type of mammal, which is a type of animal. A giraffe is also an animate object—it’s alive.

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