Practice Defining Custom Operations (38.1.9) - Classes and objects in Python
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Defining Custom Operations

Practice - Defining Custom Operations

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the self parameter refer to in a Python class?

💡 Hint: Think about whom or what the method is dealing with.

Question 2 Easy

What does the init method do?

💡 Hint: It's called when we create a new object.

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Question 1

What does the self parameter represent in a class method?

The class itself
The current instance
A global variable

💡 Hint: Think about what each instance represents.

Question 2

True or False: The init method can be named anything in a Python class.

True
False

💡 Hint: Look for the naming conventions in Python.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Implement a Point class that not only allows for translation and distance calculation but also supports addition of two points using the '+' operator.

💡 Hint: Refer to operator overloading examples.

Challenge 2 Hard

Create a method in your Point class that checks if the distance from the origin is greater than a specified value.

💡 Hint: You can reuse your distance method logic!

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