Python version of Java's 'class extends'?

Question

I am making a class in Python, as shown:

class BaseClass:
  def __init__(self, number):
    self.number = number
    self.id = "Class Base"

  def behavior(self, person):
    print("Hello,", person)

Now I want to use this class as a base. I am creating a new class called SubClass which has its self.id set to Subclass, and a new function called add.
I could simply type this:

class SubClass:
  def __init__(self, number):
    self.number = number
    self.id = "Subclass"

  def behavior(self, person):
    print("Hello,", person)

  def add(self, one, two):
    return one + two

But I was wondering if I could do this like you can in Java, where you could type class SubClass extends BaseClass.
Is this possible in Python? I am specifically looking for Python 3.x, but any version should work.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 04 '15 at 18:46

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class inheritance is done in python this way:

class SubClass(BaseClass):
    ...

answered May 04 '15 at 18:46

Daniel

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It is probably a good idea to extend the `object` class as well. – Malik Brahimi May 04 '15 at 18:48
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@MalikBrahimi All classes implicitly inherit from `object` in Python 3. – chepner May 04 '15 at 18:50

Python version of Java's 'class extends'?

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