Method Overriding
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Method Overriding
20. Method Overriding
Method overriding happens when a child class provides its own version of a parent class method. This is one of the main ways polymorphism is implemented in Python OOP.
Syntax
class Child(Parent):
def method(self):
pass
Example
class Animal:
def sound(self):
print("Animal sound")
class Dog(Animal):
def sound(self):
print("Bark")
obj = Dog()
obj.sound()
Output
Bark
Example
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