What is the difference between a class and an object in Python?

What is the difference between a class and an object in Python?

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A class is a blueprint for creating objects. It defines the properties (attributes) and behaviors (methods) that the objects will have. Classes are defined using the class keyword.

An object is an instance of a class. It is created by calling the class constructor (e.g., my_object = MyClass()) and has its own set of attributes and methods. Objects represent real-world entities in the application.

In full-stack development, classes and objects are used to model data and behavior. For example, a Django model is a class that represents a database table, and each instance of the model is an object representing a record in the table.