class definitionmore general syntax (cond if you do not provide class with its own init ()the system will provide the class with default init (you override the default definition by providing your own implementation for init (the syntax for user-defined method for class is the same as for stand-alone python functionsexcept for the special significance accorded the first parametertypically named self it is meant to be bound to reference to the instance on which the method is invoked purdue university