PYTHR/unit-3-oop/alternate-lab/Vampire_README.md

Assignment: Object-Oriented Programming - Class Variables and Methods

In this assignment, you'll practice:

• if/else statements
• Lists and iteration
• Defining classes and instantiating objects/instances
• Defining and using instance variables
• Defining and calling instance methods
• Defining and using class variables
• Defining and calling class methods

This assignment can be challenging! Feel free to collaborate with other students on this assignment, but you should still hand in your own assignment.

Deliverables and Submitting

You know what you're doing by now! 😁

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Exercise 1: Bank Account

Some starter code is already in the file named exercise1.py.

Complete the rest of the program!

Do not modify any of the code in the main() function. Only modify the parts of the program indicated by ???.

1. Fill in the rest of the BankAccount class.
2. Add a class variable called interest_rate that is a float representing the interest rate for all the accounts in the bank
   • interest_rate is a class variable because it is used across all of the accounts in the bank!
3. Add another class variable called accounts that starts as an empty list
   • This will eventually store the collection of all the accounts in the bank
4. Add an __init__ instance method that sets the bank account's balance to zero
   • The balance is stored in an instance variable because the value needs to be different from account to account
   • __init__ should also add the account that is being initialized to the accounts class variable so that the bank can keep track of it
5. Add an instance method called deposit that accepts a number as an argument and adds that amount to that account's balance
   • deposit needs to be an instance method because it pertains to a single, specific account.
6. Add an instance method called withdraw that accepts a number as an argument and subtracts that amount from the account's balance
   • Why is withdraw an instance method, not a class method?
   • What should happen if you try to withdraw more money than you have?
7. Add a class method called total_funds that returns the sum of all balances across all accounts in the accounts class variable
   • total_funds needs to be a class method because it does not pertain to any single, specific account
8. Add a class method called add_interest that iterates through all accounts, and increases their balances according to the interest_rate in effect for all accounts
   • add_interest needs to be a class method because it operates on all bank accounts, not a single, specific account.

Example output

When you run the exercise1.py program after completing the BankAccount class,assuming that you have set the interest_rate to 0.01, you should get the following output:

0
0
200
1000
1200
202.0
1010.0
1212.0
152.0
1162.0

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Exercise 2: Vampire Infestation

There's a vampire infestation! But that doesn't mean we don't have time to practice using class variables and methods.

Some starter code is already in the file named exercise2.py.

Complete the rest of the program!

Do not modify any of the code in the main() function. Only modify the parts of the program indicated by ???.

Now that you've had some experience using class variables and methods it's time to test your knowledge of when to use them.

Your task is to write a Vampire class that stores a list of vampires (a coven, if you will).

Every vampire has a name, age, an in_coffin boolean, and a drank_blood_today boolean.

Every day at sunset the vampires leave their coffins in search of blood. If they don't drink blood and get back to their coffins before sunrise, they die.

Your Vampire class should have the following methods:

• __init__, which initializes a new vampire, assigns values for each of its attributes, and adds it to the coven
• drink_blood, which sets a vampire's drank_blood_today boolean to true
• sunset, which sets drank_blood_today and in_coffin to false for the entire coven, as they go out in search of blood
• go_home, which sets a vampire's in_coffin boolean to true
• sunrise, which removes from the coven any vampires who are out of their coffins or who haven't drank any blood in the last day

It's up to you to determine whether each method should be an instance method or a class method.

You'll also have to decide what instance and class variables you need.

If you're not sure whether a method should be an instance method or a class method, starting to write the body of the method may help you figure it out based on what data you need access to.

If you're still uncertain, don't be afraid to ask an instructor for help during office hours.

Good luck!

Big Hint: For the sunrise method, you'll have to iterate through a list. Be extremely careful: Thou Shalt Not Modify A List During Iteration!

Instead, as the author of the article suggests, "You could construct a new list during iteration rather than mutating the existing one. (For example, rather than removing all the elements which satisfy a condition, insert into a new list all the elements which don’t)."

Example output

When you run the exercise2.py program after completing the Vampire class, you should get the following output:

Coven at the beginning:
Riley
Alice
Jasper
Renesmee
Marcus
Zafrina
Demetri
Coven at the end:
Riley
Renesmee

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Parting Thought: Bank Accounts and Vampires

You're done! But here's a parting thought:

Isn't it strange how, in most vampire fiction, vampires are lavishly wealthy, often living in expensive homes and wearing fine clothing?