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Abstract class: A class that cannot be instantiated on its own; Meant to be subclassed.
They can contain abstract methods, which are declared but have no implementation.
Abstract classes benefits:
1. Prevents instantiation of the class itself
2. Requires children to use inherited abstract methods

from abc import ABC, abstractmethod

class Vehicle(ABC):

@abstractmethod
def go(self):
pass

@abstractmethod
def stop(self):
pass

class Car(Vehicle):

def go(self):
print("You drive the car")

def stop(self):
print("You stop the car")

class Motorcycle(Vehicle):

def go(self):
print("You ride the motorcycle")

def stop(self):
print("You stop the motorcycle")

class Boat(Vehicle):

def go(self):
print("You sail the boat")

def stop(self):
print("You anchor the boat")

car = Car()
motorcycle = Motorcycle()
boat = Boat()