What is attribute stands for in Python?

[psbasha]

I saw some of the Books ,they are referring to attributes.Correct me if my understanding is correct about the attributes.

In classes we have data variables and methods.So clubbing together they are called as attributes.

Thanks
PSB

[bvdet]

I saw some of the Books ,they are referring to attributes.Correct me if my understanding is correct about the attributes.

In classes we have data variables and methods.So clubbing together they are called as attributes.

Thanks
PSB

An 'attribute' is a property or value associated with an object. A method performs an operation of some sort on an object. Both are accessed with the dot operator.

[psbasha]

Thanks for the reply.

So attribute is a member variable of a class.

-PSB

[bartonc]

Thanks for the reply.

So attribute is a member variable of a class.

-PSB

Sometimes called "members", as a group, methods, class variables and instance variables are all attributes of objects:

>>> class aClass:
... a = 1
... def aFunc():
... pass
...
>>> inst = aClass() # create and instance
# Check to see if the instance has attributes
>>> hasattr(inst, 'a')
True
>>> hasattr(inst, 'aFunc')
True
>>>

[bvdet]

Sometimes called "members", as a group, methods, class variables and instance variables are all attributes of objects:

>>> class aClass:
... a = 1
... def aFunc():
... pass
...
>>> inst = aClass() # create and instance
# Check to see if the instance has attributes
>>> hasattr(inst, 'a')
True
>>> hasattr(inst, 'aFunc')
True
>>>

I agree that methods are commonly referred to as attributes (data and method attributes). However, by definition they are different.

[psbasha]

So Class attributes means -> Data Memebers ( Variables and Methods in a class).Similar to C++ terminology or OOPs

[bartonc]

So Class attributes means -> Data Memebers ( Variables and Methods in a class).Similar to C++ terminology or OOPs

Object Oriented terminology predates C++. I borrow my use of the terms from books on OO Analysis and OO Design.

[psbasha]

Hi,

Could you please suggest me the Books on OOAD.

Thanks
-PSB

[bartonc]

Hi,

Could you please suggest me the Books on OOAD.

Thanks
-PSB

Here is a PDF that looks good. Here is a web site with that name. Here you will find a cheap copy of a book that was very useful to me. Just google "Object Oriented Analysis" for more resources.