25.04 Mac in the Shell:

by Edward Marczak
Apr, 2009 Issue

Article Synopsis

The last several articles have been focusing on Python basics: data types, flow control, modules and more. Plus, the first "Learn Python on the Mac" article pointed out some Mac-specific tweaks needed to enable the built-in help docs. Here, we go a little deeper and talk about creating classes, Python's real Object Oriented Programming (OOP) powerhouse. This article will start to introduce OOP in general, and next month's column will get into Python specifics. Without further delay, let's begin.

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