When is it best to use a class in Python?

Question

I\'m new to python and programming in general, so would really appreciate any clarification on this point.

For example, in the following code:

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Answer 1

Your example is rather simplified.

In a more complete example fighting wouldn't just display the current state - it would also modify that state. Your monster might get hurt and that would change its hit points and morale. This state has to be stored somewhere. If you use a class it would be natural to add instance variables to store this state.

Using only functions it would be more difficult to find a good place to store the state.