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+Classes provide a means of bundling data and functionality together. Creating |
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+a new class creates a new *type* of object, allowing new *instances* of that |
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+type to be made. Each class instance can have attributes attached to it for |
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+maintaining its state. Class instances can also have methods (defined by its |
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+class) for modifying its state. |
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Compared with other programming languages, Python's class mechanism adds classes |
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with a minimum of new syntax and semantics. It is a mixture of the class |
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mechanisms found in C++ and Modula-3. Python classes provide all the standard |