On 5 aug, 02:11, shearich...@gmail.com wrote: > One reason you may be having difficulty is that unlike some languages > (C++/Java) object-orientation is not a be all and end all in Python, in fact > you could work with Python for a long time without really 'doing it' at all > (well other than calling methods/properties on existing API's). Having said > that here's what I would suggest ... > > Could do worse than this : > > http://www.diveintopython.net/object_oriented_framework/index.html > This example seems to tell you need the concept of dictionaries to explain object oriented programming, is this really necessary? > and this > > http://docs.python.org/tutorial/classes.html Unfortunately, the trouble with this explanation is exactly what made me ask the original question: it starts from concepts in c++ making it very hard to understand for someone who does not know that language already. > > read together. > > Judging by your question this is a probably a little advanced for now but you > could bookmark it for the future: > > http://www.catonmat.net/blog/learning-python-design-patterns-through-... > > Here's the corresponding PDF to go with the video: > > http://assets.en.oreilly.com/1/event/45/Practical%20Python%20Patterns... Can someone here on this list give a trivial example of what object oriented programming is, using only Python?
thanks in advance Jean -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
