Object-Oriented Python Course (How To)

Instant Objects

What are object/classes in Python and why use them? How do we create instances of classes?

• What Are Objects And Classes?

  2:45

• OOP Vocabulary Quiz 1

  5 questions

• Let's Make a Class!

  4:21

• Your first class

  2 objectives

• Methods

  5:48

• Your first method

  1 objective

• Method Arguments

  5:33

• Method Interactivity

  1 objective

• __init__

  2 objectives

• Design

  3:40

• OOP Basics

  5 questions

• Master Class

  3 objectives

Inheritance

Classes are great but what if you need a bunch of stuff in common? Python lets us make classes that inherit from each other.

• Complex Relationships

  3:37

• Inheritance Quiz

  5 questions

• Super-Duper!

  4:36

• Super!

  3 objectives

• Multiple Superclasses

  8:31

• Super

  2 questions

• Family Tree

  4:50

Advanced Objects

No one wants to create every class from scratch. Let's see how to use Python's classes as the basis of our own.

• Controlling Conversion

  6:24

• Dream Car

  1 objective

• Math

  6:22

• Multiplication

  2 objectives

• Emulating Built-ins

  8:01

• Iterable Album

  1 objective

• Subclassing Built-ins

  10:28

• Double

  3 objectives

• Frustration

  1 objective

• Constructicons

  5:26

• Dream Vacation

  1 objective

• Special Methods

  7:30

• Proper Properties

  2 objectives

Dice Roller

Now that we have a good understanding of classes and object-oriented programming, let's use these skills to create a utility we can use when playing games.

• Project Breakdown

  5:23

• Boards

  2 objectives

• Comparing and Combining Dice

  5:41

• Compare and Contrast

  1 objective

• Giving a Hand

  6:07

• RPG Roller

  2 objectives

• Yatzy Scoring

  7:42

• Where to Now?

  1:05

• Review: Object-Oriented Python

  10 questions

• Extra Credit

  You can take this project a lot farther! Here are some ideas:

  • Implement a Player class. Give the player a name, a scoresheet, and, on each turn, roll a Hand for them. Let them decide which category to score (only one score per category!). At the end, tell them their cumulative score.
  • Use your Player class to create a ComputerPlayer class. This player is controlled by the program and always scores the highest available score. Let your humans compete against the computer!
  • Keep track of how many times each die has been rolled in a given hand. Dice can be rerolled a maximum three times each before being scored. Give the players a way to reroll their dice.