Teach teens computing: Object-oriented Programming in Python

Sign-ups for this course on edX are closing on the 16 February 2026 and it will be removed from edX on 31 March 2026. A free, updated version of the course is available now on our new Training Hub. You can access the updated course there today . We hope to see you on the Training Hub soon. --- Object-oriented programming is a programming paradigm based on objects and data rather than actions and logic. This online course will introduce you to the principles of object-oriented programming in Python, showing you how to create objects, functions, methods, and classes. You'll use what you learn to create your own text-based adventure game. You will have the chance to share your code with other learners, and see theirs. If you're an educator, you'll also be able to develop ideas for using object-oriented programming in your classroom.

• Explore using objects in programming, and understand the difference between a function and an object.
• Develop your understanding of how writing your own class allows you to combine functions and data.
• Demonstrate extending other people's classes, including inheritance and polymorphism.
• Produce a module to apply your learning of object oriented programming.
• Collaborate by sharing your code with other people.

• This course is designed for people who are already familiar with Python programming and want to learn a different programming paradigm, understand and use existing libraries more effectively, or create code which is useful to other people.We recommend that you are comfortable with creating functions with parameters and returns values, as described in our Teach teens computing: Functions and algorithms, searching and sorting in Python course.