Key Differences between Function>Methods>Attributes

1.    Context of Use:

o    Function: General-purpose and can be used anywhere in the code.

o    Method: Associated with an object; defined within a class and operates on the object’s data.

o    Attribute: A piece of data or property associated with an object.

2.    How They Are Called:

o    Function: Called by its name and can be independent of any object.

o    Method: Called on an instance of a class (object), e.g., object.method().

o    Attribute: Accessed through an instance of a class, e.g., object.attribute.

3.    Scope:

o    Function: Can be global or nested within other functions.

o    Method: Scoped to the class it is defined in.

o    Attribute: Scoped to the instance of the class.

4.    Access to Data:

o    Function: Does not inherently have access to object data unless passed explicitly.

o    Method: Has access to the object’s attributes and other methods.

o    Attribute: Holds data that belongs to an object

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