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Inheritance in Python

Creating a subclass that inherits properties and methods from a parent class, illustrated with an ElectricCar extending Car.

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A mechanism where a new class (child/subclass) is created by inheriting properties and methods from an existing class (parent/superclass).

class ElectricCar(Car):  # Inherits from Car
    def __init__(self, brand, model, battery_capacity):
        super().__init__(brand, model)
        self.battery_capacity = battery_capacity


    def charge(self):
        return f"Charging {self.brand} {self.model} with {self.battery_capacity} kWh"

Creating an electric car object:

electric_car = ElectricCar("Tesla", "Model S", 100)
print(electric_car.drive())  # Output: Driving Tesla Model S
print(electric_car.charge())  # Output: Charging Tesla Model S with 100 kWh