Word Drills - Object-Oriented Flashcards
Tell Python to make a new type of thing
Class
Two meanings: the most basic type of thing, and any instance of some thing.
object
What you get when you tell Python to create a class
instance
How you define a function inside a class
def
Inside the functions in a class, self is a variable for the instance/object being accessed.
self
The concept that one class can inherit traits from another class, much like you and your parents
inheritance
The concept that a class can be composed of other classes as parts, much like how a car has wheels.
composition
A property classes have that are from composition and are usually variables
attribute
A phrase to say that something inherits from another, as in a “salmon” is-a “fish.”
is-a
A phrase to say that something is composed of other things or has a trait, as in “a solmon has-a mouth.”
has-a
