Encapsulation
Explore advanced OOP concepts.
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Encapsulation
Welcome back to the Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) lesson! Today, we'll learn about encapsulation in Python, a key concept that helps protect your data and methods within classes.
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What is Encapsulation?
Encapsulation is the concept of bundling data (attributes) and methods (functions) that operate on that data within a single unit, known as a class. It also restricts direct access to some of an object's components, which means that the internal representation of an object is hidden from the outside.
- Data Hiding: Protecting the internal state of an object from unintended interference.
- Access Control: Defining how the data and methods can be accessed or modified.
Encapsulation ensures that objects control their own data and expose only what is necessary.