The Relationship Between Classes and Methods

A method is a function defined inside a class and describes the operations that objects (instances) of the class can perform.

Methods can modify the state of an object or perform tasks associated with the object.

Classes and methods have the following relationship:

• A class defines methods, which represent the common behaviors shared by all objects created from the class.

• An object (instance) created from a class can use the methods defined in the class.

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# Define the Animal class
class Animal:
    # Constructor method
    def __init__(self, name):
        # Set the name attribute
        self.name = name

    # Define the speak method
    def speak(self):
        # Use the name attribute to return a string
        return f"My name is {self.name}."

# Example of using the class
my_pet = Animal("Buddy")

# Outputs: 'My name is Buddy.'
print(my_pet.speak())

In the code above, the Animal class has a speak method.

The my_pet object can use the speak method because it is an instance of the Animal class.