Object-oriented Programming in Python: Create Your Own Adventure Game (edX)

You'll use what you learn to create your own text-based adventure game. You will have the chance to share your code with other learners, and see theirs.
If you're an educator, you'll also be able to develop ideas for using object-oriented programming in your classroom.

What you'll learn
Over the following four weeks, you will:

• Explore using objects in programming, and understand the difference between a function and an object.
• Develop your understanding of how writing your own class allows you to combine functions and data.
• Demonstrate extending other people's classes, including inheritance and polymorphism.
• Produce a module to apply your learning of object oriented programming.
• Collaborate by sharing your code with other people.

Syllabus

You will cover:

• Introduce the principles of object-oriented programming in Python.
• Understand the difference between a function and an object.
• Create objects, functions, methods, and classes.
• Write a text-based adventure game.
• Extending other people's classes, including inheritance and polymorphism.
• Share your code with other learners, and see theirs.
• Develop ideas for using object-oriented programming in the classroom.