Protocol Or ABC In Python - When to Use Which One?

When should you use protocol classes vs abstract base classes? Here's an example where I use both, talk about the trade-offs, and give you a suggestion of when to use each of them.

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🔖 Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:01 Explaining the example
5:56 About abstract base classes
8:47 Protocols, nominal typing and structural typing
10:41 Using protocols
15:34 Splitting the Device class
20:05 When to use protocols vs abstract base classes

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