Task: Extend class "User" to our needs

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class User:                                 # class definition header -> class classname:
    def __init__(self, name, password):     # constructor = special method, which is used for creating object
        self.__name = name                  # private attributes "name" and "password" are initialized
        self.__password = password          # double underscore "__" means private
        
    def changePassword(self, password):     # method changePassword sets new value to attribute "password"
        self.__password = password

    def getPassword(self):                  # Getter method only get back value to attribute (here from "password")                
        return self.__password
    
 
user1 = User("Miller","Miller's PWD")       # creates object "user1" (constructor is invoked implicitly)

user1.changePassword("Miller's new PWD");   # Method "changePassword" of object "user1" is called (dot separator)
print(user1.getPassword())                  # Method "getPassword" returns the value of attribute "__password"