Scribd
Upload
34 views6 pages

Python Overloading and Overriding

The document explains method overloading and overriding in Python. It highlights that Python does not support traditional method overloading but allows default parameters to achieve similar functionality. Additionally, it describes method overriding, where a subclass can redefine a method from its superclass, and provides examples for both concepts.

Uploaded by

jhanvirajput0622
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
34 views6 pages

Python Overloading and Overriding

The document explains method overloading and overriding in Python. It highlights that Python does not support traditional method overloading but allows default parameters to achieve similar functionality. Additionally, it describes method overriding, where a subclass can redefine a method from its superclass, and provides examples for both concepts.

Uploaded by

jhanvirajput0622
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 6

Python Overloading and Overriding

By: Prof.Hitesh Prajapati


Overloading
Method overloading allows a class to have multiple methods with the same
name but different signatures (different numbers or types of parameters).
However, Python does not support method overloading in the traditional
sense, unlike languages like Java or C++.

Method overloading allows you to define multiple methods with the same
name but different parameter lists within a single class. The methods can
vary in the number of parameters or their data types.
public class Calculator {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Calculator calc = new Calculator();
public int add(int a, int b) {
return a + b; System.out.println("Add two integers: " + calc.add(5, 10));
} System.out.println("Add three integers: " + calc.add(1, 2, 3));
System.out.println("Add two doubles: " + calc.add(3.5, 2.2));
System.out.println("Add int and double: " + calc.add(5, 2.5));
public int add(int a, int b, int c) {
}
return a + b + c; }
}

public double add(double a, double b) {


return a + b;
}

public double add(int a, double b) { # This is example of


return a + b;
} overloading in java
# This is example of overloading in python

class Calculator:
def add(self, a=0, b=0, c=0):
return a + b + c

calc = Calculator()
print("Add two numbers:", calc.add(5, 10)) # Output: 15
print("Add three numbers:", calc.add(1, 2, 3)) # Output: 6
print("Add one number:", calc.add(7)) # Output: 7
Overriding
Method overriding occurs when a subclass defines a method with the same
name and signature as a method in its superclass, replacing the superclass's
implementation when called on a subclass instance.
Python fully supports method overriding through inheritance. You can
override a method by defining a method in the subclass with the same
name and parameters as in the superclass. You can also use the super()
function within the overridden method to call the parent class's version.
Note: Method overriding is also important in multiple and multilevel
inheritance, where the Method Resolution Order (MRO) determines which
overridden method is executed.
# This is example of overriding in python

class Animal:
def speak(self):
print("Animal makes a sound")

class Dog(Animal):
def speak(self):
print("Dog barks")

a = Animal()
a.speak() # Output: Animal makes a sound

d = Dog()
d.speak() # Output: Dog barks

You might also like