Successful Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Rust: Mastering Five Critical Concepts From Python

Let’s closely look at the defining traits of Python’s object-oriented programming and assess how they match up with the Rust language. We will utilize Rust’s inherent strengths to identify solutions for OOP behaviors. So strap in and prepare for my journey into Rust and object-oriented programming!

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In object-oriented programming, the definition of OOP remains a contentious topic, with numerous computer languages vying for acceptance.

Rust is not one of them.

I was dishearted when I read, from several prestigious sources, that Rust was not object-oriented.

Luckily, I found the object-oriented behaviors I used in Python; I could get almost all of them in Rust. The one I could not get, inheritance, I get close enough in Rust.

I will repeat it.

Strap in and prepare for my journey so far into Rust and object-oriented programming!

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