Python Programming with Design Patterns

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Summary of Structural Patterns

The chapters in Part II have covered the following patterns:

• The Adapter pattern, used to change the interface of one class to that of another one

• The Bridge pattern, designed to separate a class’s interface from its implementation so that you can vary or replace the implementation without changing the client code

• The Composite pattern, a collection of objects, any one of which can be either a Composite or just a leaf object

• The Decorator pattern, a class that surrounds a given class, adds new capabilities to it, and passes all the unchanged methods to the underlying class

• The Façade pattern, which groups a complex set of objects and provides a new, simpler interface to access those data

• The Flyweight pattern, ...