What is Object-Oriented Programming

Programming Paradigm Concepts

Eleanor Thomas

Senior Data Analytics Engineer

What is object-oriented programming

Object-Oriented Programming: style of programming organized into "objects"
Objects: basic unit of object-oriented programming, can contain data and code

Object-oriented programming

Classes: categories of objects containing shared functionality and information among all objects from that class
Neither classes nor objects are processes like functions, but can contain information about processes

Object-oriented programming

Classes

Objects

A specific example of a particular class
Reflects common traits among all members of the class as well as individual characteristics

Group of dogs

Dog with name tag

class Dog():

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


    def bark(self):
        print("Arf!")


lacy = Dog("Lacy")

lacy.bark()

Output:

Arf!

Programming Paradigm Concepts