Inheritance in Python

Inheritance in Python — a practical guide to Python inheritance with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Child classes inherit methods/attributes and can override them. Use `super()` to call parents.

Inheritance

class Animal:
    def speak(self):
        return '...'

class Dog(Animal):
    def speak(self):
        return 'Woof'

print(Dog().speak())