Python Data Classes Are AMAZING! Here's Why

In this video, you'll discover why data classes are a game-changer for Python developers for simplifying code and enhancing readability.
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⏳ Timestamps ⏳
00:00 | Before Data Classes
01:14 | An Intro To Data Classes
01:47 | How A Data Class Works
04:57 | If You Want To Become A Developer
05:49 | Data Class Example
06:58 | Optional Arguments
07:53 | Default Parameters
10:28 | A Quick Tip - Help()
10:55 | Class Variables
11:39 | Inheritance
14:03 | InitVar
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  • @TechWithTim
    @TechWithTim2 ай бұрын

    If you’re serious about becoming a developer check out my program with course career: techwithtim.net/dev

  • @MrRocka12

    @MrRocka12

    2 ай бұрын

    hey tim is this in the course?

  • @TechWithTim

    @TechWithTim

    2 ай бұрын

    @@MrRocka12 yes!

  • @sobi-94
    @sobi-942 ай бұрын

    I've only just started watching this video but I just want to say you're really talented and informative. I think you're excellent at conveying what's going on in a simplified way. I think this is the earliest I've ever been for one of your videos haha. Please keep doing what you're doing for the computer science and data science space! Sending you blessings from the UK☺

  • @marktaylor9886
    @marktaylor98862 ай бұрын

    I've been watching old videos, so good to finally see you on VS Code! haha

  • @DrDeuteron
    @DrDeuteron2 ай бұрын

    I was given a csv file with 524 columns of date times, instrument telemetry, etc...dataclass saved the day...just cut and paste the column header names and let the decorator do the rest. Also put the in-spec limits in the field's metadata along with LaTex strings for y-axis labels. 524...times. data class ftw.

  • @rockstarj3
    @rockstarj32 ай бұрын

    Perfect timing for this video. I was able to use it right away in my project.

  • @Dot_Starshot
    @Dot_Starshot2 ай бұрын

    Man this will be a good and convenient way of reduced my classes code in my current project. Thanks for such good content, and also at the perfect time 😜

  • @repairstudio4940
    @repairstudio49402 ай бұрын

    Oh this is wonderful, thanks Tim! 🎉

  • @MilahnMartin
    @MilahnMartin2 ай бұрын

    Awesome video ! What switches do you have on your keyboard ? Does anyone know ?

  • @tech_with_the_unknownguy
    @tech_with_the_unknownguy2 ай бұрын

    cool video Tim!

  • @rafacoluccijf
    @rafacoluccijf2 ай бұрын

    I am still not conviced. Sure, for small classes with a few fields and logic it might be worth it. But in real world prod code you will have inheritance, polymorphism, logic, dependecies, etc. and you will end up having to implement all those "hacks" you mentioned. Simple classes will be much easier to understand and read and will have probably less overhead. Dont get me wrong, it is a nice tool to have in mind but call it AMAZING is a little too much IMHO. It would be much better if Dataclass just worked without having to implement all those hacks like post_init. I think it is designed to be use as placeholders for data you get from a database for example.

  • @hennadiiborysov7816
    @hennadiiborysov7816Ай бұрын

    Good topic, please continue

  • @midhunr3176
    @midhunr31762 ай бұрын

    Thank you keep going

  • @user-ov1ps7go4m
    @user-ov1ps7go4m2 ай бұрын

    Would you recommend Python/Pygame for aspiring Android Game Developers?

  • @ezrasamson-ez2mv
    @ezrasamson-ez2mv2 ай бұрын

    Hi tim do you know any thing about odoo developers

  • @fr9714
    @fr97142 ай бұрын

    Great tutorial

  • @rohitkumar34864
    @rohitkumar348642 ай бұрын

    Which theme are you using?

  • @richardmonteiro8694
    @richardmonteiro8694Ай бұрын

    12.30 time line the super().__init__(self.side, self.side) should be super().__init__(self.height, self.width) right?

  • @Master_of_Chess_Shorts
    @Master_of_Chess_Shorts2 ай бұрын

    I understand the decorator and how useful it is when you are defining a class. You explain really well and your video is edited well. I am not going to use it though. I like to understand code completely and I feel that this approach "hides" potential clarity for the benefit of saving just a few lines of code that originally made the class more readable. It can get complicated if you keep adding parameters like order. Resistance to change, I guess.

  • @GiiT2023
    @GiiT20232 ай бұрын

    Hello there Tim, am launching 200 days of python code challenge and am glad that you are that person who made me love python, but now tell me if there's away I should approach this 200 days of coding

  • @jaserogers997

    @jaserogers997

    2 ай бұрын

    Just do it ffs

  • @y2ksw1
    @y2ksw1Ай бұрын

    This decorator should be called @classes and inbuilt, without the need of a decorator 😊. Contrarily, with a @boilerplate decorator, that functionality could be then disabled, but I would like to see, how often that is going to be used 😅 It is the missing link for building a fully functional class without being bothered with boilerplate code. Which I believe would be best to not require anyway.

  • @Muhaiminul_coding_club
    @Muhaiminul_coding_club2 ай бұрын

    this is super cool 😎 😎

  • @johnschmitt9158
    @johnschmitt91582 ай бұрын

    Well done. I wish instructors would at least mention that types are not necessary to write dataclasses. No field needs a type associated with it. Types are nothing but comments in Python, unless tools beyond bare python are invoked.

  • @carl2488

    @carl2488

    Ай бұрын

    So you can just create fields like: class Point() x y Can you?

  • @DrDeuteron
    @DrDeuteron2 ай бұрын

    on post init: beware doing work in the constructor....

  • @sinaorojlo5980
    @sinaorojlo598018 күн бұрын

    I use Vscode what is the theme name?

  • @englishsimple1052
    @englishsimple10522 ай бұрын

    Hello Tim! How are you? I am going to be web developer in future. I downloaded VSCode. But I do not know how to start it. I need to start index.html and style.css I would be grateful If you could help me in this case.

  • @christislight

    @christislight

    4 күн бұрын

    Python flask will help! Render index.html static js and static css

  • @bibekbhusansahoo9412
    @bibekbhusansahoo94122 ай бұрын

    It's same as record class in java

  • @helomydestiny8431
    @helomydestiny84312 ай бұрын

    hey , this is quite outside the topic , but anyone know how to fix could not find and load class main ( in java in vscode ) . By the way when i output the small code such as "hi" , "hello world " , it works but when i print a large lines of code , the terminal doesn't give me the output and the output keeps saying could not find and load class main ?

  • @edwardmacnab354

    @edwardmacnab354

    2 ай бұрын

    go to stack overflow to get beat up and demeaned with a RTFM reply

  • @CattleRustlerOCN

    @CattleRustlerOCN

    2 ай бұрын

    Try a different name other than main and see if it works

  • @lukemarshall1892

    @lukemarshall1892

    2 ай бұрын

    Get out of here you're scaring the children

  • @ssublexff3465

    @ssublexff3465

    2 ай бұрын

    Try reinstalling java dependencies as well as check it in some other IDE just so you know there is not some IDE kind of error.

  • @agnichatian

    @agnichatian

    Ай бұрын

    just hit alt-F4

  • @RishantKarn-ws3ce
    @RishantKarn-ws3ce2 ай бұрын

    Can you tell something about devin please? is coders's job dead?

  • @CodeWithArpit-Offical
    @CodeWithArpit-Offical2 ай бұрын

    good

  • @ogif2
    @ogif22 ай бұрын

    Sublime?🤔

  • @bechirzouaoui5821
    @bechirzouaoui58212 ай бұрын

    I love the ide you are using can you share it with us ?

  • @TechWithTim

    @TechWithTim

    2 ай бұрын

    It’s VSCode

  • @rohanparasa8606
    @rohanparasa86062 ай бұрын

    I think this is inspired from kotlin data classes

  • @Muhaiminul_coding_club
    @Muhaiminul_coding_club2 ай бұрын

    i like this

  • @edwardmacnab354
    @edwardmacnab3542 ай бұрын

    invents python because perl was too weird . Python becomes weirder .

  • @repairstudio4940

    @repairstudio4940

    2 ай бұрын

    I ❤ it's weirdness. 😊

  • @GiannakYT
    @GiannakYT2 ай бұрын

    "Object-oriented programming an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California"-Dijkstra

  • @goodlookinouthomie1757

    @goodlookinouthomie1757

    Ай бұрын

    What's the better option and why? In terms that a beginner like me would understand.

  • @GiannakYT

    @GiannakYT

    Ай бұрын

    @@goodlookinouthomie1757 are you asking why it is used?

  • @goodlookinouthomie1757

    @goodlookinouthomie1757

    Ай бұрын

    @@GiannakYT Well just generally what is the alternative to OOP. And yes i suppose why you would use that.

  • @GiannakYT

    @GiannakYT

    Ай бұрын

    @@goodlookinouthomie1757 Functional programming is an alternative.

  • @murphygreen8484
    @murphygreen84842 ай бұрын

    I only ever use dataclasses when making classes

  • @z.8477
    @z.84772 ай бұрын

    please DO NOT USE THESE ANKWARD FACE CHANGES FOR THUMBNAIL LIKE OTHERS! its maybe working but it is stupid...

  • @TimoYlhainen
    @TimoYlhainen2 ай бұрын

    As a programing language, Python is a total failure. And it's success and popularity is a tragedy.

  • @kazihiseguy-fernand4637

    @kazihiseguy-fernand4637

    2 ай бұрын

    Huh ?

  • @alexanderelgert6037
    @alexanderelgert60372 ай бұрын

    def __str__(self): return self.__repr__() def __repr__(self): return class__repr(self) ... def class__repr(classo): d_ = classo.__dict__ # class dictionary i = ' ' if d_ else ' ' # indent return f'{classo.__class__.__name__}() >'

  • @simonmasters3295

    @simonmasters3295

    18 күн бұрын

    I liked your code comment, but I don't understand it...

  • @alexanderelgert6037

    @alexanderelgert6037

    18 күн бұрын

    @@simonmasters3295 If you put the first two functions into a class, these ones are called if you want a string representation for the class instance object. The class__repr function is used to list all parameters assigned to this instance. This is very handy, if you want to know what data an instance owns.

  • @alexanderelgert6037

    @alexanderelgert6037

    18 күн бұрын

    @@simonmasters3295 If you look at the code at 0:24, there is a static __repr__ method. If you add another instance property you would have to extend the method. The approach I am using is generic, you can use it on every class and it happily list all the properties recursively.

  • @alexanderelgert6037

    @alexanderelgert6037

    18 күн бұрын

    @@simonmasters3295 trying to answer the third time ...

  • @alexanderelgert6037

    @alexanderelgert6037

    18 күн бұрын

    @@simonmasters3295 Please look at pos 0:24 in the video, the __repr__ function is static, if you extend the class, you have to extend the f-string. My solution is generic, it works for all classes. You can put the class__repr function in your own library, it lists all properties for an object using the classes __dict__ dictionary.