Part 14: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python: A Finance Perspective As a finance professional learning Python, I’ve discovered that Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is one of those concepts that initially seems abstract but becomes incredibly powerful once you understand it. In this post, I’ll break down what OOP is, why it matters, and how we can use it to model financial concepts in our code. What is Object-Oriented Programming? In the simplest terms, OOP is a programming paradigm that organizes code around “objects” rather than functions and logic. An object bundles related data (attributes) and behaviors (methods) together. ...