[Tutor] Concept related to python classes

David Rock david at graniteweb.com
Mon Sep 7 16:52:31 EDT 2020


* Richard Damon <Richard at Damon-Family.org> [2020-09-07 16:48]:
> 
> There is also the suggestion I have heard that a class with two methods,
> one being __init__, and one computing a result is often better as just a
> function (unless you need the object as a scratch pad for some reason)

That may be, but doing it as a class allows for easy expansion.  What happens
when calculating the perimeter becomes necessary?  If it's a class, the
framework is already there.

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David Rock
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