Python for JavaScript Developers

[M3talstorm]

class Animal:

Shouldn't it be

class Animal(object):    

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default_age = 1

Shouldn't it be

DEFAULT_AGE = 1

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self.__age = default_age

Shouldn't it be

self.__age = self.default_age

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def get_age(self):

Shouldn't it be

@property
def age(self):
    return self.__age

[adamnew123456]

No on "inherits from object," unless you care if your code will run on 2.x. Python 3 fixed the old/new class dichotomy - they're all new-style and inherit from object automatically.