In this project, you will gain hands-on experience working with classes in Python to model real-world objects and systems. By the end, you will be able to utilize key object-oriented programming principles like inheritance and polymorphism.
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Object-Oriented Programming in Python
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Instructor: Noah Gift
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Construct Python classes to encapsulate state and functionality
Instantiate objects and appropriately access attributes
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