{"id":1881,"date":"2018-12-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kindsonthegenius.com\/blog\/code-snippet-how-to-create-a-class-in-python\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T03:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T01:21:56","slug":"code-snippet-how-to-create-a-class-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kindsonthegenius.com\/blog\/code-snippet-how-to-create-a-class-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Code Snippet \u2013 How to Create a Class in Python"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The code below shows how to create a class in Python. You can copy and modify freely for your personal use.<\/p>\n<p><!-- HTML generated using hilite.me --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff; overflow: auto; width: auto; border: solid gray; border-width: .1em .1em .1em .8em; padding: .2em .6em;\">\n<pre style=\"margin: 0; line-height: 125%;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\"># ***************** HOW TO CREATE A CLASS IN PYTHON **************************<\/span>\n<span style=\"color: #888888;\"># Written by: Kindson The Genius<\/span>\n<span style=\"color: #888888;\"># Date: December 26th, 2018<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #008800; font-weight: bold;\">class<\/span> <span style=\"color: #bb0066; font-weight: bold;\">Student<\/span>:\n\n    <span style=\"color: #888888;\"># Class Variable<\/span>\n    studentCount <span style=\"color: #333333;\">=<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000dd; font-weight: bold;\">0<\/span>\n\n    <span style=\"color: #888888;\"># Constructor<\/span>\n    <span style=\"color: #008800; font-weight: bold;\">def<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0066bb; font-weight: bold;\">__init__<\/span>(<span style=\"color: #007020;\">self<\/span>, regno, firstname, lastname, course, email, level, gpa):\n        <span style=\"color: #007020;\">self<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">.<\/span>regno <span style=\"color: #333333;\">=<\/span> regno\n        <span style=\"color: #007020;\">self<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">.<\/span>firstname <span style=\"color: #333333;\">=<\/span> firstname\n        <span style=\"color: #007020;\">self<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">.<\/span>lastname <span style=\"color: #333333;\">=<\/span> lastname\n        <span style=\"color: #007020;\">self<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">.<\/span>address <span style=\"color: #333333;\">=<\/span> course\n        <span style=\"color: #007020;\">self<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">.<\/span>email <span style=\"color: #333333;\">=<\/span> email\n        <span style=\"color: #007020;\">self<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">.<\/span>phone <span style=\"color: #333333;\">=<\/span> level\n        <span style=\"color: #007020;\">self<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">.<\/span>gpa <span style=\"color: #333333;\">=<\/span> gpa\n\n    <span style=\"color: #888888;\"># Member Function<\/span>\n    <span style=\"color: #008800; 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