Metaclasses in Python

Metaclasses customize the class creation process.

We go over what metaclasses are and give some notable examples, including: abstract base classes, adding function overloads, and dataclasses or code generation.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:28 What is a metaclass
3:58 Simplest possible metaclass
4:59 Load time metaclass
6:08 Abstract base classes
8:03 Function overloads
14:10 Dataclass code generation
15:01 Giveaway instructions