From dd9ce2bc2aec657e915bb7bef2b938db6a721e37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Blake Lambert <36992974+curiouscoding22@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 03:33:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added information on inheritance in Python (#26572) * Added information on inheritance in Python * Formatting changes --- .../inheritance/index.md | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/guide/english/python/object-oriented-programming/inheritance/index.md b/guide/english/python/object-oriented-programming/inheritance/index.md index 47ced29e97..52934ff9ef 100644 --- a/guide/english/python/object-oriented-programming/inheritance/index.md +++ b/guide/english/python/object-oriented-programming/inheritance/index.md @@ -3,11 +3,19 @@ title: Inheritance --- ## Inheritance -This is a stub. Help our community expand it. +Because Python is an opject oriented programing language, classes created in Python are able to inherit attributes and methods from other classes. For example: -This quick style guide will help ensure your pull request gets accepted. +```python +class ParentClass(): + pass + +class ChildClass(ParentClass): + pass + +```` +In the very basic example, the `ChildClass` class will inherit from `ParentClass` and use code defined under that class. - +Python is also able to support multiple inheritance, so child classes can inherit from multiple classes. #### More Information: