Python Inheritance

Parent and Child classes.

Examples

Create Parent Class

Base class.

class Person:
  def __init__(self, fname, lname):
    self.firstname = fname
    self.lastname = lname

  def printname(self):
    print(self.firstname, self.lastname)

#Use the Person class to create an object, and then execute the printname method:
x = Person("John", "Doe")
x.printname()

Create Child Class

Student inherits from Person.

class Student(Person):
  pass

x = Student("Mike", "Olsen")
x.printname()

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