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Exercise: Create a GoldenRetriever Child Class

Martin Breuss

Python Basics Exercises: Building Systems With Classes Martin Breuss 08:00

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Review Exercises

Python Basics Exercises: Building Systems With Classes (Overview) 03:28

Review the Dog Class 03:26

Create a Child Class (Exercise) 00:39

Exercise: Create a GoldenRetriever Child Class 08:00

Create a Child Class (Solution) 02:25

Extend a Method (Exercise) 00:59

Exercise: Extend the .speak() Method 08:00

Extend a Method (Solution) 03:16

Recap the Review Exercises 00:52

Challenge: Model a Farm

Model a Farm Using OOP 04:24

Draw Your Idea 05:30

Create Parent and Child Classes 01:43

Explore Class Attribute Quirks 04:26

Build a Representation 03:22

Use a Dunder Class Reference 03:48

Plan Instance Methods 01:29

Let the Animals Talk 03:54

Implement Animal Feeding

Keep Track of Food With Non-Public Attribute 05:22

Check Whether Animal Is Hungry 03:14

Convert Method to an Attribute 03:31

Empty the Animal Bellies 05:40

Implement Locations

Revisit Your Drawing 01:11

Create Location Classes 02:22

Model Location as Instance Attribute 03:40

Create a .__str__() 03:12

Note Whether a Location Is Full 04:52

Adapt Your Plan 02:20

Add a Non-Public Attribute 02:44

Refine Movement

Refine Plan for Move Method 02:26

Avoid Duplicate Animals 03:01

Prevent Overpopulation 03:19

Test Move Method 05:09

Discover an Issue Referencing Location Objects 05:04

Add Public Location Property 03:59

Extend Child Class With Extra Method 04:05

Throw the Dog a Ball 01:23

Explore Additional Ideas 04:28

Identify and Fix Bug

Identify the Bug 04:02

Make Testing Easier 03:26

Fix the Bug 04:35

Python Basics Exercises: Building Systems With Classes (Summary) 03:09

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