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Basic Object-Oriented Python

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Tackle equal comparisons between two objects.

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    Python will need to know what to do. 0:00
    For example, using our car class, how would two instances compare? 0:03
    Let's just stick with equals right now. 0:12
    What would make two car instances equal? 0:15
    Is it matching makes and models or matching makes, models and years? 0:19
    Let's just keep it to makes and models. 0:25
    We'll need to add the Dunder method that handles equal comparisons to our 0:28

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