Practice Adding Attributes Or Methods At Runtime (5.4.1) - Chapter 5: Metaprogramming and Dynamic Code in Python

Practice: Adding Attributes or Methods at Runtime

Lesson 5.4.1Metaprogramming and Dynamic Code in Python

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What is the command to add an attribute 'color' to a class 'Car'?
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Think about how you would assign a property to an object.
Question 2.
How can we dynamically add a method to a class?
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Similar to how you would add an attribute.
3Question 3.
Which command is used to add an attribute dynamically to an existing class?
- setattr()
- addattr()
- classadd()
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Recall the built-in functions for attribute manipulation.
4Question 4.
True or False: You can add methods to a class after it has been defined.
- True
- False
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Think about how flexible Python classes are.
Question 5.
Create a class 'Vehicle'. Add attributes 'make' and 'model' dynamically, then define a method 'info' that returns a sentence with make and model.
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Use lambda functions for quick method creation if needed!
Question 6.
Discuss how you would dynamically inject different behavior in classes used for a game character that may change abilities.
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Think about gameplay events and character states influencing behavior.

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