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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Inheritance Subclasses

Doubts !!

The doubts looks simpler,but please help out..

  1. Whats the purpose of 'random' here?(I meant why random is imported)

2.How azog.hit_points becomes 2? what's the purpose of initializing min_hit_points,max_hit_points and min & max_experience?

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
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  1. Whats the purpose of 'random' here?(I meant why random is imported)

random is imported to gain access to the choice and the randint methods. choice() selects a random choice from a list. It is being used in the Monster class __init__ method to pick the color. randint is used to set the hit_points and experience attributes.

  1. How azog.hit_points becomes 2? what's the purpose of initializing min_hit_points,max_hit_points and min & max_experience?

azog is a Goblin. The class Goblin overwrites the attribute max_hit_points inherited from Monster. When a new Goblin is created, the __init__ method also inherited from Monster executes which sets hit_points. The self.max_hit_points used is the overwritten value in Goblin which has precedence over the value in the Monster parent class.

Does this make it clearer now?

Gotcha! Thank you so much :)