Object-Oriented

Question 1

class

Answer 1

Tell Python to make a new type of thing.

Question 2

object

Answer 2

Two meanings: the most basic type of thing, and any instance of some thing.

Question 3

instance

Answer 3

What you get when you tell Python to create a class.

Question 4

def

Answer 4

How you define a function inside a class.

Question 5

self

Answer 5

Inside the functions in a class, self is a variable for the instance/object being accessed.

Question 6

inheritance

Answer 6

The concept that one class can inherit traits from another class, much like you and your parents.

Question 7

composition

Answer 7

The concept that a class can be composed of other classes as parts, much like how a car has wheels.

Question 8

attribute

Answer 8

A property classes have that are from composition and are usually variables.

Question 9

is-a

Answer 9

A phrase to say that something inherits from another, as in a “salmon” is-a “fish.”

Question 10

has-a

Answer 10

A phrase to say that something is composed of other things or has a trait, as in “a salmon has-a mouth.”