To simulate the real world, you have to define fully functional classes. These classes will help you organize your code and solve complex programming challenges more effectively. Fully functional classes have both data and behavior.
This article discusses how to define behavior for Python objects i.e. how to define methods in the class definition since all methods of a class together will define the complete behavior of the objects.
Background
A class can be thought of as a piece of code that specifies both the data and the behavior. The class represents and models a specific type of objects in the application domain (real world).
A class is analogous to a blueprint. You can use the blueprint (template) to build many things (instances) of a particular type (class).
Each instance can have unique characteristics. These characteristics represent the object’s current state. Objects may also perform various actions.
The methods will be used to define the many behaviors that objects will exhibit. Methods are defined functions within a class. These functions often work on or with the underlying object’s attributes (or sometimes class’s attributes). Attributes and methods are known as members of the class.
Classes provide an…
