Python (1) - OOP and Python
Object Oriented Programming (OOP) - A code organization model that tries to encapsulate the real-world into code. It achieves this by using 'objects' or 'classes'.
A 'class' is the mechanism used to create objects; It encapsulates all attributes of the object.
Classes can contain :
- Data to represent (i.e. coordinates of a Point, face value of a Loan) - also known as 'attributes'
- An initialization function to initialize any instance-specific data (i.e. coordinates of a Point or face value of a Loan)
- Methods (functions) that the object can perform
- Python provides a powerful OOP toolset but it is not a pure OOP language.