Polymorphism in Python
Explore the concept of polymorphism in Python's object-oriented programming. Understand compile-time and runtime polymorphism through method overloading and overriding. Learn how polymorphism improves code flexibility by enabling functions and objects to behave differently based on context, and practice applying these concepts with examples.
In object-oriented programming, polymorphism is a key concept which enables a function or object to take on different forms and act differently based on the context. Let's understand this with the following analogy.
Suppose a person is a teacher, a coach, and a parent. Even though it's the same person, they will act differently based on the role they have assumed at a particular time. As a teacher they educate students on some subject, as a coach they might coach a sports team in the evening, and as a Parent they will take care of their children and maybe help with the homework.
Polymorphism enhances code flexibility and reusability.