🔒 polymorphism

[dire saddle]

can someone explain how this is an example of polymorphism? other than the repetition of the speak method, i really dont understand how this illustrates polymorphism:

class Dog:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

    def speak(self):
        return self.name+' says Woof!'

class Cat:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

    def speak(self):
        return self.name+' says Meow!'

niko = Dog('Niko')
felix = Cat('Felix')

print(niko.speak())
print(felix.speak())

[lunar citrus]

@dire saddle

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[dire saddle]

!e

class Dog:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

    def speak(self):
        return self.name+' says Woof!'

class Cat:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

    def speak(self):
        return self.name+' says Meow!'

niko = Dog('Niko')
felix = Cat('Felix')

print(niko.speak())
print(felix.speak())

[lunar citrus]

@dire saddle :white_check_mark: Your 3.12 eval job has completed with return code 0.

001 | Niko says Woof!
002 | Felix says Meow!

[vast shard]

this is a case of "duck typing".
Both classes are not really related to each other, but the have the same "protocol".
the term "polymorphism" has different forms, and i think duck typing is just one kind of polymorphism.

[tender timber]

This example alone doesn't illustrate much. You could note, though, that both of these classes match a protocol like

class Speaks(Protocol):
    def speak(self) -> str: ...

[dire saddle]

polymorphism is the process of reusing the same method accross different class right?

or am i misunderstanding this

[lunar citrus]

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