Lesson 15: Special Methods + HW4 Introduction

Concepts

In this lesson, you will learn the following concepts:

• Why we need the main method pattern

• Equality vs Identity

• How to implement classes so they can be used with Python’s built-in syntax

• Introduction to HW4

Table of Contents

• Main Method Pattern
• Equality and Identity
• Defining Equality
• Fancy Syntax
• A Search Engine
• HW4 Introduction
• Pause and Think
• Practice: Search Engine
• Practice: Pair