module5.md

Module 5: Objects

Activity 1: Introduction to objects

• Understanding the concept of objects and their role in Python.
• Exploring the syntax for creating objects using dictionaries.
• Learning about key-value pairs and accessing object properties.
• Understanding object methods and their usage.

Activity 2: Creating objects

• Creating objects using classes and instantiation.
• Defining classes with the class keyword.
• Initializing object properties in the class constructor (__init__ method).
• Exploring class methods and attributes.

Activity 3: Object properties and methods

• Working with object properties and accessing them using dot notation.
• Modifying object properties and adding new properties dynamically.
• Understanding the concept of self and its usage in object methods.
• Exploring built-in Python objects and their methods.

Practice Exercises:

1. Create a person object:

   • Create a class called Person with properties for name, age, and occupation.
   • Add a method to the class called introduce that prints a message introducing the person.
   • Create an instance of the Person class and call the introduce method.

2. Calculate the area of a rectangle using an object:

   • Create a class called Rectangle with properties for width and height.
   • Add a method to the class called calculate_area that calculates the area of the rectangle.
   • Create an instance of the Rectangle class and call the calculate_area method.

3. Create a bank account object:

   • Create a class called BankAccount with properties for account_number, balance, and owner_name.
   • Add methods to the class for deposit, withdraw, and get_balance.
   • Create an instance of the BankAccount class and perform transactions using the methods.

Estimated time to complete this module is approximately 4-6 hours.

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