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James R. PaynePython for Teenagershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4550-7_8

8. Using Classes and Objects

James R. Payne1 
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Deerfield Beach, FL, USA
 

Up to this point, we have covered some pretty standard programming language features and practices. This chapter will continue this tradition; however, the subject matter may be a little tougher to grasp at first glance. Don’t worry though – you have come this far, and we have watched you morph from stumbling sidekick to full-on, beastly hero.

Your parents would be proud – or they would be – if they had survived the attack of the Ooze People from Planet Gorgon. Moving on…

This chapter will focus on a concept known as OOP – or object-oriented programming. You will be learning about ...

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