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Learn Python 3 - Classes Cheatsheet - Codecademy

This document provides information on classes in Python. It discusses Python class methods, instantiating classes, class variables, the __init__ method, the type() function, defining a class, the dir() function, and the __main__ identifier. Key points covered include how methods are defined as part of a class, instantiating a class creates an instance of the blueprint, class variables have the same value for all instances, the __init__ method initializes newly created objects, type() returns the data type, dir() returns valid attributes, and __main__ references the current file context.

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Learn Python 3 - Classes Cheatsheet - Codecademy

This document provides information on classes in Python. It discusses Python class methods, instantiating classes, class variables, the __init__ method, the type() function, defining a class, the dir() function, and the __main__ identifier. Key points covered include how methods are defined as part of a class, instantiating a class creates an instance of the blueprint, class variables have the same value for all instances, the __init__ method initializes newly created objects, type() returns the data type, dir() returns valid attributes, and __main__ references the current file context.

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Cheatsheets / Learn Python 3

Classes

Python repr method


The Python __repr__() method is used to tell Python class Employee:
what the string representation of the class should be. It
def __init__(self, name):
can only have one parameter, self , and it should return a
string. self.name = name

def __repr__(self):
return self.name

john = Employee('John')
print(john) # John

Python class methods


In Python, methods are functions that are defined as part # Dog class
of a class. It is common practice that the first argument of
class Dog:
any method that is part of a class is the actual object
calling the method. This argument is usually called self. # Method of the class
def bark(self):
print("Ham-Ham")

# Create a new instance


charlie = Dog()

# Call the method


charlie.bark()
# This will output "Ham-Ham"

Instantiate Python Class


In Python, a class needs to be instantiated before use. class Car:
As an analogy, a class can be thought of as a blueprint
"This is an empty class"
(Car), and an instance is an actual implementation of the
blueprint (Ferrari). pass

# Class Instantiation
ferrari = Car()
Python Class Variables
In Python, class variables are defined outside of all class my_class:
methods and have the same value for every instance of
class_variable = "I am a Class Variable!"
the class.
Class variables are accessed with the instance.variable
or class_name.variable syntaxes. x = my_class()
y = my_class()

print(x.class_variable) #I am a Class
Variable!
print(y.class_variable) #I am a Class
Variable!

Python init method


In Python, the .__init__() method is used to initialize a class Animal:
newly created object. It is called every time the class is
def __init__(self, voice):
instantiated.
self.voice = voice

# When a class instance is created, the


instance variable
# 'voice' is created and set to the input
value.
cat = Animal('Meow')
print(cat.voice) # Output: Meow

dog = Animal('Woof')
print(dog.voice) # Output: Woof

Python type() function


The Python type() function returns the data type of the a = 1
argument passed to it.
print(type(a)) # <class 'int'>

a = 1.1
print(type(a)) # <class 'float'>

a = 'b'
print(type(a)) # <class 'str'>

a = None
print(type(a)) # <class 'NoneType'>
Python class
In Python, a class is a template for a data type. A class can # Defining a class
be defined using the class keyword.
class Animal:
def __init__(self, name, number_of_legs):
self.name = name
self.number_of_legs = number_of_legs

Python dir() function


In Python, the built-in dir() function, without any class Employee:
argument, returns a list of all the attributes in the current
def __init__(self, name):
scope.
With an object as argument, dir() tries to return all valid self.name = name
object attributes.

def print_name(self):
print("Hi, I'm " + self.name)

print(dir())
# ['Employee', '__builtins__', '__doc__',
'__file__', '__name__', '__package__',
'new_employee']

print(dir(Employee))
# ['__doc__', '__init__', '__module__',
'print_name']

__main__ in Python
In Python, __main__ is an identifier used to reference
the current file context. When a module is read from
standard input, a script, or from an interactive prompt, its
__name__ is set equal to __main__ .
Suppose we create an instance of a class called
CoolClass . Printing the type() of the instance will
result in:
<class '__main__.CoolClass'>

This means that the class CoolClass was defined in the


current script file.

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