freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/07-scientific-computing-with-python/python-for-everybody/objects-inheritance.md

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title: 'Objects: Inheritance'
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# --question--

## --text--

What is inheritance in object-oriented programming?

## --answers--

A new class created when a parent class is extended.

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A constructed instance of a class.

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The ability to create a new class by extending an existing class.

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A method that is called at the moment when a class is being used to construct an object.

## --video-solution--

3
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Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800) and change all the challenges to new `md` format. 2020-11-27 19:02:05 +01:00			`# --question--`

			`## --text--`

			`What is inheritance in object-oriented programming?`

			`## --answers--`

			`A new class created when a parent class is extended.`

			`---`

			`A constructed instance of a class.`

			`---`

			`The ability to create a new class by extending an existing class.`

			`---`

			`A method that is called at the moment when a class is being used to construct an object.`

			`## --video-solution--`

			`3`