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Setting a default attribute value in Python
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schedule Jul 1, 2022
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It is possible to set a default value for an attribute when defining a class.
Example
Below we have a class Concert, where the attribute tickets_remaining of each instance always starts at 5000 when the particular concert is announced.
To define the class Concert with default value of attribute tickets_remaining of 5000:
class Concert:
def __init__(self, singer, date): self.singer = singer self.date = date self.tickets_remaining = 5000
def update_tickets_remaining(self, remaining): self.tickets_remaining = remaining
Notice that we do not have to provide a value for tickets_remaining when instantiating the object:
acdc = Concert('acdc', '2020-06-01')print(acdc.tickets_remaining)
5000
Published by Arthur Yanagisawa
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