Subclassing, Composition, Python, and You

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Covers the trade-offs between subclassing and composition in Python, distinguishing different kinds of subclassing and when each is appropriate. Uses concrete, Python-centric patterns and examples to show how to choose between inheritance and composition so code becomes clearer and more idiomatic.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 1:41Subclassing
3. 2:19@dataclass class Base
4. 4:32Composition
5. 16:29Nominal Subtyping
6. 18:38Structural Subtyping
7. 26:55class Question (django.db.models.Model)
8. 36:40Exceptions
9. 38:21E-Mail Addresses
10. 39:56Create One Class, Make Fields Optional

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