🎒 Objects Explained Like You're 5

A backpack with labeled pockets

Day 25 of 149

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The Backpack

Your backpack has pockets with labels:

• "water bottle" pocket → water bottle inside
• "pencils" pocket → pencils inside
• "lunch" pocket → sandwich inside

Objects are backpacks with labeled pockets!

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In Code

backpack = {
    "water_bottle": "blue bottle",
    "pencils": 5,
    "lunch": "sandwich"
}

To get lunch: backpack["lunch"] → "sandwich"

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Arrays vs Objects

Array: Items by number

[apple, banana, cherry]
   0       1       2

Object: Items by name

{fruit: apple, count: 3, color: red}

Use arrays for lists. Use objects when things have names!

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Real Example

person = {
    "name": "Alex",
    "age": 25,
    "city": "Sydney"
}

print(person["name"])  # Alex

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In One Sentence

Objects store data with descriptive labels, like a backpack with named pockets for different items.

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