Python classes can make your code more complicated than necessary. So when should you use classes, and when should you use standard functions instead?

Python’s implementation of object orientation does have a few quirks. For example, if you create a class variable, it can be read from a subclass without specifying scope like you’d expect.

This post explains how to use classes in Python. Including: how to use static and private methods, constructors, and more!

Welcome to the Java 101 study guide. This guide complements " Class and Object Initialization." It provides a glossary of terms specific to that article, new homework, solutions to last month's ...

Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...