Day 16 of #100DaysOfCode in Python: Dive into Inheritance and Polymorphism in OOP

Welcome to Day 16 of the #100DaysOfCode challenge in Python! Today, we are delving deeper into the core concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): inheritance and polymorphism. These essential elements empower you to create more organized, reusable, and efficient code. Let’s take a closer look!

Inheritance

Inheritance is one of the four pillars of OOP. It allows a class, known as the subclass, to inherit attributes and methods from another class, referred to as the superclass. This mechanism promotes code reusability and establishes a natural hierarchy between classes.

Creating Subclasses

Consider a superclass Vehicle with general attributes like make, model, and year. You can create a subclass Car that inherits these attributes while also introducing specific features like seating_capacity and fuel_type.

class Vehicle:
    def __init__(self, make, model, year):
        self.make = make
        self.model = model
        self.year = year

class Car(Vehicle):
    def __init__(self, make, model, year, seating_capacity, fuel_type):
        super().__init__(make, model, year)
        self.seating_capacity = seating_capacity
        self.fuel_type = fuel_type