pyowl2.abstracts.object
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.. py:module:: pyowl2.abstracts.object



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An abstract base class that serves as the foundational root for all Web Ontology Language (OWL) entities.


Description
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It defines a common ancestor for representing various constructs within the Web Ontology Language, ensuring that specific components like classes, properties, and individuals share a unified type. By leveraging the Abstract Base Class module, the structure enforces a contract for subclasses while utilizing empty slots to restrict dynamic attribute creation and optimize memory usage. The implementation provides a generic constructor that performs no initialization logic, serving as a placeholder that is expected to be overridden by concrete implementations to define their specific setup requirements. This design facilitates polymorphic behavior across the system, allowing diverse ontology elements to be processed uniformly through their shared inheritance from this root type.

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Classes
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.. autoapisummary::

   pyowl2.abstracts.object.OWLObject


Module Contents
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       UML Class Diagram for **OWLObject**

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       :alt: UML Class Diagram for OWLObject
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       UML Class Diagram for **OWLObject**

.. py:class:: OWLObject

   Bases: :py:obj:`abc.ABC`

   .. autoapi-inheritance-diagram:: pyowl2.abstracts.object.OWLObject
      :parts: 1
      :private-bases:


   This abstract base class serves as the foundational root for all entities within an OWL (Web Ontology Language) representation. It is intended to be subclassed by specific constructs such as classes, properties, and individuals, rather than instantiated directly. By establishing a common type, it enables polymorphic handling of various ontology elements throughout the module.


   .. py:method:: __eq__(value: object) -> bool

      Determines equality by comparing string representations. Two OWL objects are considered equal if their string representations match.



   .. py:method:: __ge__(value: object) -> bool

      Determines greater-than-or-equal ordering by comparing string representations lexicographically.



   .. py:method:: __gt__(value: object) -> bool

      Determines greater-than ordering by comparing string representations lexicographically.



   .. py:method:: __hash__() -> int

      Computes a hash code from the string representation, enabling use in hash-based collections.



   .. py:method:: __le__(value: object) -> bool

      Determines less-than-or-equal ordering by comparing string representations lexicographically.



   .. py:method:: __lt__(value: object) -> bool

      Determines less-than ordering by comparing string representations lexicographically.



   .. py:method:: __ne__(value: object) -> bool

      Determines inequality by comparing string representations.



   .. py:method:: __repr__() -> str

      Returns the string representation, used for debugging and inspection.



   .. py:attribute:: __slots__
      :value: ()