4.12 Methods: Functions That Belong to Objects

  • A method is simply a function that you call on an object using the form
    object_name.method_name(arguments)
In [1]:
s = 'Hello'
In [2]:
s.lower()  # call lower method on string object s
Out[2]:
'hello'
In [3]:
s.upper()
Out[3]:
'HELLO'
In [4]:
s
Out[4]:
'Hello'
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