Additional Notes
What is the core rule behind instance methods?
Track: Python
Topic: Domain Modeling
Focus: Instance Methods
Python: Instance Methods
Answer
Keep behavior on the object when it mainly exists to answer a question about that object's own state.
This matters because candidates sound stronger when they explain why a method belongs on the object instead of in a utility module.
This matters because candidates sound stronger when they explain why a method belongs on the object instead of in a utility module.
Topics: Domain Modeling Instance Methods Python