Duck typing in Python is a programming concept that determines the suitability of an object for a purpose based on the presence of certain methods or behavior rather than the object’s actual class or type.
The name comes from the phrase “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” In other words, if an object behaves like a duck (provides the behavior you need), you can treat it like a duck.
For example, if you have a function that takes an argument and calls a “.quack()” method on it, you can pass any object to that function as long as it has a “.quack()” method. The object could be an instance of a Duck class, a Mallard class, or any other class, as long as it ‘quacks like a duck’.
This concept is key to Python’s flexibility, allowing for a more easy-paced style of dynamic typing.
