AI engineering glossary · Python advanced
What is instance method?
Instance method: The ordinary kind of method in a class, whose first parameter receives the specific object it is called on. It can read and change that object's data and the class's shared data.
Instance method: an example
def area(self): return self.w * self.h uses this rectangle's own width and height.
Related terms
More Python advanced terms
Where you learn it
Instance method is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.