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self
The current instance, passed implicitly as the first argument to methods. By convention named `self`, but the name isn't magic.
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ClassA blueprint for objects. Created with `class Foo:`. Defines attributes + methodsβ¦InstanceA specific object built from a class. `dog = Dog()` makes one instance of `Dog`.__init__The constructor β runs when you call the class. Used to set instance attributes.Dunder methodsDouble-underscore methods that hook into Python syntax: `__add__`, `__len__`, `_β¦InheritanceA class can inherit attributes and methods from a parent class: `class Dog(Animaβ¦DataclassDecorator (`@dataclass`) that auto-generates `__init__`, `__repr__`, and `__eq__β¦