Composition over Inheritance and the AI Generated Code

composition.py

class SwimmingAbility:

    def swim(self, name, message):
        print(f"{name} {message}")


class Duck:

    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.swimming_ability = SwimmingAbility()

    def swim(self):
        self.swimming_ability.swim(self.name, "paddles furiously...")


class Elephant:

    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.swimming_ability = SwimmingAbility()

    def swim(self):
        self.swimming_ability.swim(self.name, "is actually just walking on the bottom...")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    duck = Duck("Sir Quacks-a-lot")
    ellie = Elephant("Ellie BigEndian")

    duck.swim()
    ellie.swim()

inheritance.py

from abc import ABC, abstractmethod


class SwimmingAnimal(ABC):

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

    @abstractmethod
    def swim(self):
        raise NotImplementedError


class Duck(SwimmingAnimal):

    def swim(self):
        print(f"{self.name} paddles furiously...")


class Elephant(SwimmingAnimal):

    def swim(self):
        print(f"{self.name} is actually just walking on the bottom...")


def main():
    duck = Duck("Sir Quacks-a-lot")
    ellie = Elephant("Ellie BigEndian")

    duck.swim()
    ellie.swim()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()