[Tutor] Alert to all Experienced Python Software Object Oriented Programmers-Novice Needs Help In Understanding Textbook

[Stephen Mik]

Greetings Python Community:
I am new to Computer Programming with Python,having finished an 8 week Introductory Course. The Instructor used the Textbook:"Python Programming,3rd Edition (for the absolute beginner) by Michael Dawson;Cengage Learning, Course Technology Copyright 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-4354-5500-9  ISBN-10: 1-4354-5500-2.
The course only covered the Chapters 1-6 in the book. I have accomplished some reading of my own,Chapter 7 which I understood; but ran into stiff headwinds when I tried to read Ch.8,"Software Objects:The Critter Caretaker Program". I hope that some of you have the textbook or can look it up online,because I have many questions about the Text's treatment of Software Objects. (I'm scheduled to take a JavaScript class shortly and since that is object-oriented I really need to get this OOP down). Specifically,the Text on pages 222-232 I am finding the whole discussion on "Instantiating an Object","Methods","Constructors","Attributes-on page 226-228,Using Class Attributes and Static Methods(page 228-230;Creating A Class Attribute,Accessing a Class Attribute(Pg. 231);Using and Invoking a Static Method (pages 231-232) is all confusing to me and doesn't "congeal" or "come Together" in one coherent discussion. Forgive me if I seem dense;but this chapter has a lot
 of heavy reading in it! Please,somebody,explain the magic of Software Objects in Python to me ASAP. Thanks!
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