Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module Y106. This topic is presented on public courses Learning to program in Python, Python Programming

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Python Programming - training course - The fundamentals in depth, and an introduction to applications such as GUI design and Data Munging. Python Programming - The fundamentals in depth, and an introduction to applications such as GUI design and Data Munging. This course starts at the fundamentals ... http://www.wellho.net/course/ypfull.html  [course]

Learning to Program in Python - training course - The fundamentals in depth, and an introduction to applications such as GUI design and Data Munging. Learning to Program in Python - The fundamentals in depth, and an introduction to applications such as GUI design and Data Munging. This course starts ... http://www.wellho.net/course/ylfull.html  [course]

Python - function v method What's the difference between a function and a method? A function is a named piece of code that performs an operation, and a method is a function with ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/900_Pyth ... ethod.html  [short article]

copying an object - copy the reference I call my father Dad but everyone else calls him Norman . Same person, different name. If Dad puts on the hat that he s got from the Christmas cracker ... http://www.wellho.net/solutions/python-c ... rence.html  [longer article]

When should I use OO techniques? We have two friends. They're married. She's a keen advocate of Object Oriented Programming and he can't stand the approach. So take them to the pub, ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/2169_Whe ... ques-.html  [short article]

Introduction to Object Oriented Programming "Object Oriented Programming" is a whole new philosophy for programmers who have been writing short scripts for years, and it can be quite frightening ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/1925_Int ... mming.html  [short article]

Class, static and unbound variables In Object Oriented programming, you'll have certain named blocks of code (usually known as methods) that you can perform on specific objects (type A), ... http://www.wellho.net/mouth/477_Clas ... ables.html  [short article]

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Python is an object oriented language. You can group code that relates to a particular type of data together into a class, with each piece of code that's defined being a method that can run on the class as a whole, or on a specific set of data (object).

This topic is presented on public courses Learning to program in Python, Python Programming

animal.py	Sample class (exercise) - animal
c1	Defining and using a class - early steps
containers.py	Shapes used for items in junkroom
creatures	Exercise answer - program to test class animal
cubbyhole	Simple class - with a class variable
drink.py	definition and testing of a class
glue	Shows danger of using direct access to a member variable
longer	Saving a lambda in a variable and other tricks
pets	OO sample - definition and use of two dog objects
pyobs	test program for containers in junkroom
rr2	Object equality, identity and sameness
wr2.py	Test application for "writer" class
wr_test.py	Test harness for writer class
writer.py	A simple class - constructor, object method and class method, no inheritance

Classes in Python