06_OOPs/Inheritance/3.is_subclass.ipynb

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    "## issubclass() \n",
    "In Python, we can verify whether a particular class is a subclass of another class. For this purpose, we can use Python built-in function issubclass(). \n",
    "\n",
    "This function returns True if the given class is the subclass of the specified class. Otherwise, it returns False."
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    "## Syntax\n",
    "\n",
    "issubclass(class, classinfo)\n",
    "\n",
    "Where,\n",
    "\n",
    "- class: class to be checked.\n",
    "- classinfo: a class, type, or a tuple of classes or data types."
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      "True\n",
      "False\n",
      "False\n",
      "True\n",
      "True\n"
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    "class Company:\n",
    "    def fun1(self):\n",
    "        print(\"Inside parent class\")\n",
    "\n",
    "class Employee(Company):\n",
    "    def fun2(self):\n",
    "        print(\"Inside child class.\")\n",
    "\n",
    "class Player:\n",
    "    def fun3(self):\n",
    "        print(\"Inside Player class.\")\n",
    "\n",
    "# Result True\n",
    "print(issubclass(Employee, Company))\n",
    "\n",
    "# Result False\n",
    "print(issubclass(Employee, list))\n",
    "\n",
    "# Result False\n",
    "print(issubclass(Player, Company))\n",
    "\n",
    "# Result True\n",
    "print(issubclass(Employee, (list, Company)))\n",
    "\n",
    "# Result True\n",
    "print(issubclass(Company, (list, Company)))"
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