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Python Object-Oriented Programming - Fourth Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Jul 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801077262
Pages 714 pages
Edition 4th Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Steven F. Lott Steven F. Lott
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Dusty Phillips Dusty Phillips
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface 1. Object-Oriented Design 2. Objects in Python 3. When Objects Are Alike 4. Expecting the Unexpected 5. When to Use Object-Oriented Programming 6. Abstract Base Classes and Operator Overloading 7. Python Data Structures 8. The Intersection of Object-Oriented and Functional Programming 9. Strings, Serialization, and File Paths 10. The Iterator Pattern 11. Common Design Patterns 12. Advanced Design Patterns 13. Testing Object-Oriented Programs 14. Concurrency 15. Other Books You May Enjoy
16. Index

Manager objects

We've been focused on objects and their attributes and methods. Now, we'll take a look at designing higher-level objects; the kind of objects that manage other objects – the objects that tie everything together. These are sometimes called Façade objects because they present a pleasant, easy-to-use façade over some underlying complexity. See Chapter 12, Advanced Design Patterns, for an additional look at the Façade design pattern.

Most of the previous examples tend to model concrete ideas. Management objects are more like office managers; they don't do the actual visible work out on the floor, but without them, there would be no communication between departments, and nobody would know what they are supposed to do (although, this can be true anyway if the organization is badly managed!). Analogously, the attributes on a management class tend to refer to other objects that do the visible work; the behaviors...

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