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Lesson 15 of 20 · about 16 min

Inheritance and special methods

Special methods with double-underscore names let your own classes work with Python's built-in syntax, like printing, +, ==, len() and for loops. Combined with inheritance and shared interfaces, different objects can be used the same way.

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  • Special (dunder) methods
  • Interface
  • Polymorphism

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