Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a way to design software by organizing code around objects that have both data (attributes) and actions (methods). Python uses OOP to help you model real-world entities and their behaviors.

OOP is built on three main ideas:

• Encapsulation: group data and methods inside a class, controlling access to details;
• Inheritance: build new classes from existing ones to reuse and extend behavior;
• Polymorphism: use a shared interface so different objects can be handled through the same code.

These principles make your Python code more organized, reusable, and easier to manage.