inheritance.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Oct 22 19:35:46 2017

@author: root
"""

class Parent:        # define parent class
   parentAttr = 100
   def __init__(self):
      print ("Calling parent constructor")

   def parentMethod(self):
      print ('Calling parent method')

   def setAttr(self, attr):
      Parent.parentAttr = attr

   def getAttr(self):
      print ("Parent attribute :", Parent.parentAttr)

class Child(Parent): # define child class
   def __init__(self):
      print ("Calling child constructor")

   def childMethod(self):
      print ('Calling child method')

c = Child()          # instance of child
c.childMethod()      # child calls its method
c.parentMethod()     # calls parent's method
c.setAttr(200)       # again call parent's method
c.getAttr()          # again call parent's method