OnJava8-Examples/staticchecking/PetSpeak.py

# staticchecking/PetSpeak.py
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# Speaking pets in Python

class Pet:
    def speak(self): pass

class Cat(Pet):
    def speak(self):
       print("meow!")

class Dog(Pet):
    def speak(self):
       print("woof!")

def command(pet):
    pet.speak()

pets = [ Cat(), Dog() ] # (1)
for pet in pets: # (2)
    command(pet)

output = """
meow!
woof!
"""