Object Oriented Python

Programming languages are emerging constantly, and so are different methodologies. Object-oriented programming is one such methodology that has become quite popular over past few years. This chapter talks about the features of Python programming language that makes it an object-oriented programming language. Language Programming Classification Scheme Python can be characterized under object-oriented programming methodologies. The following image shows the...
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Programming languages are emerging constantly, and so are different methodologies. Object-oriented programming is one such methodology that has become quite popular over past few years.
This chapter talks about the features of Python programming language that makes it an object-oriented programming language.
Language Programming Classification Scheme
Python can be characterized under object-oriented programming methodologies. The following image shows the characteristics of various programming languages. Observe the features of Python that makes it object-oriented.
Language Classes
Categories
Languages

Programming Paradigm
Procedural
C, C++, C#, Objective-C, java, Go

Scripting
CoffeeScript, JavaScript, Python, Perl, Php, Ruby

Functional
Clojure, Eralang, Haskell, Scala

Compilation Class
Static
C, C++, C#, Objective-C, java, Go, Haskell, Scala

Dynamic
CoffeeScript, JavaScript, Python, Perl, Php, Ruby, Clojure, Erlang

Type Class
Strong
C#, java, Go, Python, Ruby, Clojure, Erlang, Haskell, Scala

Weak
C, C++, C#, Objective-C, CoffeeScript, JavaScript, Perl, Php

Memory Class
Managed
Others

Unmanaged
C, C++, C#, Objective-C

What is Object Oriented Programming?
Object Oriented means directed towards objects. In other words, it means functionally directed towards modeling objects. This is one of the many techniques used for modeling complex systems by describing a collection of interacting objects via their data and behavior.