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Learn what built-in methods are in Python.
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In Python,
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your class has access to a lot of methods
that are hidden behind the scenes.
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Let's take a look and see what
methods our car class has already.
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We're going to use dir on
an instance of our car class.
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And let's print it out, so
we can see it in the console.
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Okay.
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So we can see all of the methods and
attributes, that we have made so far.
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But there are also a lot of Dunder
methods that we didn't create.
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These are built-in methods that
are automatically created, and
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give us unlimited power.
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Just kidding, [LAUGH] but
they can make our life a lot easier by
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helping Python know how to
interact with our objects.
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I'm going to pick out a couple
I think you might use often.
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But I'll put a link in
the teacher's notes below,
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if you want to learn about all of them.
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Let's get into it.
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