class — Intermediate Playground

Defines a new class (blueprint for creating objects)

Python Playground

class Animal:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

    def speak(self):
        return f"{self.name} makes a sound"

class Cat(Animal):
    def speak(self):
        return f"{self.name} says Meow!"

class Dog(Animal):
    def speak(self):
        return f"{self.name} says Woof!"

animals = [Cat("Whiskers"), Dog("Rex"), Animal("???")]
for a in animals:
    print(speak())
    print(f"  Is Animal? {isinstance(a, Animal)}")

Output

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Subclasses inherit from a parent and can override methods. isinstance() checks the full hierarchy.

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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