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Classes and Object-oriented Programming in Python 3

Intermediate 3 hours English Course Certificate
SkillsPythonObject-oriented programmingClassesInheritancePropertiesData classes

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A focused Pluralsight course on object-oriented Python — defining custom classes, creating objects, managing attribute access with properties, and implementing inheritance, class attributes and data classes.

Good for: Levelling up to object-oriented programming in Python.

Skip if: You are new to Python or already write OO Python fluently.

It's focused and intermediate, the right next step for someone who knows Python basics and wants to write better-structured, reusable code, and correspondingly wrong if you're new to Python or already write OO Python fluently. Access needs a Pluralsight subscription (Standard about $29/month or $299/year, Premium about $45/month or $499/year, 10-day trial); the completion certificate documents the learning rather than certifying it. Object-oriented Python has been stable for years (as of 2026).

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About this course

Classes and Object-oriented Programming in Python 3 walks through defining custom classes, instantiating objects, managing attribute access with properties, and implementing inheritance, class attributes, and data classes — the structural skills needed to move past beginner scripts into real application code.

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Robert Smallshire
Pluralsight instructor

Robert Smallshire teaches Python and software architecture courses on Pluralsight.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. This course focuses on classes and object-oriented programming in Python, so it assumes you already know the fundamentals — variables, functions, loops, and data types. It is not a beginner's introduction to Python. If those basics are new, do an introductory Python course first; OOP builds on them, and jumping in without that grounding makes the concepts hard to follow.

Object-oriented programming in Python: defining classes and objects, attributes and methods, inheritance and composition, encapsulation, and the OOP concepts that let you structure larger programs cleanly. It aims to take you from writing simple scripts to organising code into reusable, maintainable classes, which is a key step toward writing more substantial and professional Python.

Because object-oriented programming is how most larger Python codebases are organised — it lets you model real things as objects, reuse code through inheritance, and keep complex programs maintainable. Once you move beyond small scripts, OOP becomes essential to reading and writing real-world Python, and many libraries and frameworks are built around it, so understanding classes is genuinely important.

Yes. Pluralsight offers a free trial (commonly around ten days), enough to work through a focused course like this at no cost if you are disciplined. Beyond the trial it is a subscription, so ongoing access to this and Pluralsight's wider Python library is paid — the trial lets you sample it before committing.

Pluralsight issues a course completion record rather than an industry certification. In programming, what matters is demonstrable skill — code you have written and projects you can show. Treat the completion as a marker of learning; use the course to genuinely master Python OOP, since being able to structure real programs with classes is what actually counts.
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