Creating an Abstract Base Class
Abstract base classes are a great way to create a "blueprint" for a number of classes that are quite similar. In this example, you'll create an abstract base class called Company with one abstract and one concrete method. Good luck!
This exercise is part of the course
Intermediate Object-Oriented Programming in Python
Exercise instructions
- From the
abcmodule, importABCandabstractmethod. - Create an abstract base class called
Companythat inherits fromABC. - Define an abstract method called
create_budget(), but usepassto implement no logic. - Create a concrete method with name
hire_employee().
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Import the ABC class and abstractmethod decorator from abc
from abc import ____, ____
# Define an abstract base class called Company
class ____(____):
# Create an abstract method called create_budget()
____
def ____(self):
____
# Create a concrete method with name hire_employee()
def ____(self, name):
print(f"Welcome to the team, {name}!")