The Template Method
Explore the template method design pattern to learn how to structure Python classes so that shared behavior is defined in a parent class while allowing subclasses to customize specific steps. Understand how this pattern promotes code reuse, maintains polymorphism, and supports flexible, maintainable designs that comply with SOLID principles.
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The template method is a behavioral pattern that yields important benefits when implemented properly. Mainly, it allows us to reuse code, and it also makes our objects more flexible and easier to change while preserving polymorphism.
How the template pattern works
The idea is that there is a class hierarchy that defines some behavior; let's say that's an important method of its public interface. All of the classes of the hierarchy share a common template ...