2.5.3 - @classmethod
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Practice Questions
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What is a class method?
💡 Hint: Think about methods that affect the class itself.
What does the @classmethod decorator do?
💡 Hint: Remember which method you use when you want class-level access.
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What is the main purpose of the @classmethod decorator?
💡 Hint: Remember what makes class methods special compared to ordinary methods.
True or False: Class methods can directly change instance-level variables.
💡 Hint: Think about the difference between class and instance contexts.
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Design a Movie class using class methods that tracks the total number of movies created and also allows retrieving the total amount of movies. How would you implement this?
💡 Hint: Keep in mind that you'll need to use the cls parameter when defining your class method.
Create a class method for a Book class that checks if the number of books exceeds a certain limit, and returns a message based on whether the limit is reached.
💡 Hint: Focus on how the class itself maintains the book count.
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