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

Everything in Python is an object, or so the saying goes. If you want to create your own custom objects, with their own properties and methods, you use Python’s class object to make that happen.

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

Learn about Python metaclasses, how to define and use them, and explore examples to understand their functionality with this comprehensive tutorial.

Most of Python’s common keywords and behaviors are supported, including async and await, Python 3.6 f-strings, and Python class methods and inheritances.

Python 3.7's dataclasses reduce repetition in your class definitions. Newcomers to Python often are surprised by how little code is required to accomplish quite a bit. Between powerful built-in data ...