class
Published Jul 11, 2022
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The class
keyword is used for defining classes in Python.
Syntax
class ClassName:
# Class body
The name of the class should be in CamelCase. The indented class body contains definitions for any attributes or methods. Class definitions cannot be empty, so the pass
statement can be used as a placeholder to avoid errors.
class ClassName:
pass
Codebyte Example
The following example is a small Python class made with the class
keyword:
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