OOP Vocab

Question 1

Object

Answer 1

An instance of a thing

Question 2

Instance

Answer 2

What you get when you tell python to use class blue print to make a thing

Question 3

Self

Answer 3

Inside the functions in a class. Self is a variable that holds a space for the instance/object being accessed.

Question 4

Is-a

Answer 4

A phrase to say something inherits something from another class

Question 5

Has-a

Answer 5

A phrase to say something is composed of other things

Question 6

Class x(y)

Answer 6

Make a class named x that is-a y

Question 7

Class x(object): def __init__(self, j)

Answer 7

Class x has-a __init__ that takes self & j parameters

Question 8

Class x(object): def m(self, j)

Answer 8

Class x has-a function named m that takes self & j as parameters

Question 9

Foo = x()

Answer 9

Set foo to an instance of class x

Question 10

Foo.m(j)

Answer 10

From foo get the m function & call it with parameters self & j

Question 11

Foo.k = q

Answer 11

From foo get the k attribute and set it to q

Question 12

Class

Answer 12

Python makes a new type of thing