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Python Object-Oriented Python Dice Roller Comparing and Combining Dice

Steven Tagawa
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Steven Tagawa
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Inheriting magic methods

This might be a dumb question, but...

If the D6 class inherits the comparison operator magic methods from the Die class, doesn't that mean that if you wanted to, you could just collect all those magic methods in a separate class by themselves, and then use that class as a parent class for any class that you need them for? Like:

class MathOperators:
    def __eq__(self, other):
        return self == other
# etc.

Then--

class MyMathClass(MathOperators):

So you wouldn't have to re-enter them every time you write a new program...?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

The "Die" class is intended to be a parent to others, such as "D6". So essentially, this implementation already does as you are suggesting.

But, yes, you could also extract those operations into another layer if you wanted a more generic "math" parent.