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Corey Schafer,  Object-Oriented Programming  6 parts 
Setting up a Python Development Environment
Requirements: syntax highlighting, beautification, linter,  IntelliSense: list members, parameter info, quick info, autocompletion, 
​Corey Schafer​
Class
Why? Logically group our data and functions that we can easily reuse or build upon
Terminology
Attributes and methods - functions that is associated with class
A class is a blueprint for creating instances
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class Employee:
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    pass 
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# instances of a Employee classes
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emp_1 = Employee()
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emp_2 = Employee()
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# unique data 
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#manually variable setting - prone to human error
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emp_1.first = 'Corey'
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emp_1.last = 'Scafer'
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emp_1.email = '[email protected]'
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emp_1.pay = '50000'
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emp_2.first = 'Test'
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emp_2.last = 'User'
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emp_2.email = '[email protected]'
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emp_21.pay = '60000'
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######
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class Employee:
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    def __init__(self,first,last,pay):
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        #set instance variable 
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        self.first = first
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        self.last = last
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        self.pay =pay
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        self.email = first +'.' + last + '@company.com'
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    # each method within a class automatically takes the insance as the first argument
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    # and we always call that self
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    def fullname(self)
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        return '{}{}'.format(self.first,self.last)
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# better solution: runs init automatically 
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emp_1 = Employee('Corey','Scafer',50000)
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emp_2 = Employee('Test','User',60000)
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print(emp_1.email)
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print(emp_2.email)
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# running actions
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    #manually 
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    print('{}{}'.format)emp_1.first,emp_1,last))
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    # better 
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    print(emp_1.fullname()) # notice the parenthesis as it is a method
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#notes
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#classes are kinda like function
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# remember to put self in methods in class
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    emp_1.fullname() is same as Employee.fullname(emp_1))
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