Written during a quick class on python classes

classtest.py

import random

class MyBase:
    """This is a base class"""

    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        """Assign each key, value pair to our class instance"""
        for arg, val in kwargs.items():
            self.__dict__[arg] = val

    def test_method(self):
        """Simply return 5"""
        return 5

    @staticmethod
    def say_hello(name="World"):
        """A method that doesn't require a class instance"""
        print(f"Hello, {name}!")

    @property
    def rando(self):
        """return a random key, value attribute pair"""
        key = random.choice(list(self.__dict__.keys()))
        return key, self.__dict__[key]

class Child(MyBase):
    """This is a child class"""

    def __init__(self, name="Name", **kwargs):
        """Take in name, then call super for real init"""
        self.name = name
        super().__init__(**kwargs)

    def test_method(self):
        """Override the parent class"""
        return "Bob"

    def do_something(self):
        """Call the original parent class' test_method"""
        return super().test_method()

    @classmethod
    def fromstring(cls, in_str):
        """Use this class method to create a new instance from a sentence"""
        arg_dict = {word: enum for enum, word in enumerate(in_str.split())}
        return Child(**arg_dict)