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Python

Andras Andras
Andras Andras
8,230 Points
Posted by Andras Andras
Andras Andras
8,230 Points

New instance of a class means inheritance?

Hello, I am a bit confused. Does the new instance of a class in python means inheritance like in c#

1 Answer

hamsternation
hamsternation
26,616 Points
hamsternation
hamsternation
26,616 Points

Not sure about C#, but in python, new instance is not the same as inheritance.

An inheritance is when a new class you create uses the methods from another existing class.

Basically a new instance is a variable of that class.

For example:

word  = str("foo")
word.upper()

The variable word is an instance of the string object, and it has all of the methods that the string object has.

You can create other instances of str() by assigning str() to other variables:

thing = str("goodies")
food = str("pizza")
movie = str("Lord of the Rings")

thing, food, and movie are all instances of str().

Not sure if this made any sense... I'm bad at explaining things.

Andras Andras
Andras Andras
8,230 Points
Andras Andras
Andras Andras
8,230 Points

Thanks hamsternation, It makes sense now, there are a lot of expression starting with letter "i".