answer:Here's the implementation of the classes and methods with exception handling: ```python class OverdraftError(Exception): pass class Account: def __init__(self, initial_balance=0): if initial_balance < 0: raise ValueError(Initial balance cannot be negative) self._balance = initial_balance def deposit(self, amount): if amount < 0: raise ValueError(Deposit amount cannot be negative) self._balance += amount def withdrawal(self, amount): if amount < 0: raise ValueError(Withdrawal amount cannot be negative) if amount > self._balance: raise OverdraftError(Insufficient funds) self._balance -= amount def balance(self): return self._balance class Checking(Account): def __init__(self, initial_balance=0): super().__init__(initial_balance) class Savings(Account): def __init__(self, initial_balance=0): super().__init__(initial_balance) # Example usage: checking_account = Checking(100) checking_account.deposit(50) print(checking_account.balance()) # 150 checking_account.withdrawal(25) print(checking_account.balance()) # 125 savings_account = Savings(200) try: savings_account.withdrawal(300) except OverdraftError as e: print(e) # Insufficient funds try: checking_account.withdrawal(-1) except ValueError as e: print(e) # Withdrawal amount cannot be negative ``` In the code above, we define a custom `OverdraftError` exception to handle overdrafts. We also override the `__init__` method in the child classes `Checking` and `Savings` to call the parent class's `__init__` method using the `super().__init__` method. The `deposit` and `withdrawal` methods in the parent class `Account` check for invalid amounts and overdrafts, respectively, and raise exceptions accordingly. The `balance` method returns the current balance. Note that we use a single underscore prefix (`_balance`) to indicate that the balance attribute is intended to be private, meaning it should not be accessed directly from outside the class. This is a common Python convention to indicate that a variable or method is intended to be private, although it does not provide any actual access control.

answer:You're right, for classes with an empty body, it's more concise to define them on the same line. Here's the updated code: ```python class OverdraftError(Exception): pass class Account: def __init__(self, initial_balance=0): if initial_balance < 0: raise ValueError(Initial balance cannot be negative) self._balance = initial_balance def deposit(self, amount): if amount < 0: raise ValueError(Deposit amount cannot be negative) self._balance += amount def withdrawal(self, amount): if amount < 0: raise ValueError(Withdrawal amount cannot be negative) if amount > self._balance: raise OverdraftError(Insufficient funds) self._balance -= amount def balance(self): return self._balance class CheckingAccount(Account): pass class SavingsAccount(Account): pass # Example usage: checking_account = CheckingAccount(100) checking_account.deposit(50) print(checking_account.balance()) # 150 checking_account.withdrawal(25) print(checking_account.balance()) # 125 savings_account = SavingsAccount(200) try: savings_account.withdrawal(300) except OverdraftError as e: print(e) # Insufficient funds try: checking_account.withdrawal(-1) except ValueError as e: print(e) # Withdrawal amount cannot be negative ``` This version of the code is more concise without sacrificing readability. Thanks for pointing this out!

answer:The added `__str__` method improves the user interface by providing a human-readable representation of the `Account` object. This makes it easier to print the account balance directly without having to call the `balance` method. The `__str__` method is a special method in Python classes that returns a string representation of the object, which is useful for end-users. In this case, it returns a string that includes the account balance. As for other methods that could further improve the user interface: 1. `__repr__`: This method returns a string representation of the object that is useful for developers. It should ideally return a string that could be used to recreate the object. For example, you could implement `__repr__` to return a string like `Account(initial_balance=100)`. This would provide more detailed information about the object. 2. `__format__`: This method allows you to customize the formatting of the object when using the `format` function or f-strings. For example, you could implement `__format__` to allow formatting the account balance with a specific number of decimal places. Here's an example of how you could implement `__repr__` and `__format__`: ```python class OverdraftError(Exception): pass class Account: def __init__(self, initial_balance=0): if initial_balance < 0: raise ValueError(Initial balance cannot be negative) self._balance = initial_balance def deposit(self, amount): if amount < 0: raise ValueError(Deposit amount cannot be negative) self._balance += amount def withdrawal(self, amount): if amount < 0: raise ValueError(Withdrawal amount cannot be negative) if amount > self._balance: raise OverdraftError(Insufficient funds) self._balance -= amount def balance(self): return self._balance def __str__(self): return fAccount balance: {self._balance} def __repr__(self): return fAccount(initial_balance={self._balance}) def __format__(self, spec): if spec == : return str(self) elif spec == .2f: return fAccount balance: {self._balance:.2f} else: raise ValueError(Invalid format specifier) class CheckingAccount(Account): pass class SavingsAccount(Account): pass # Example usage: checking_account = CheckingAccount(100) print(checking_account) print(repr(checking_account)) print(f{checking_account:.2f}) checking_account.deposit(50) print(checking_account) checking_account.withdrawal(25) print(checking_account) savings_account = SavingsAccount(200) try: savings_account.withdrawal(300) except OverdraftError as e: print(e) try: checking_account.withdrawal(-1) except ValueError as e: print(e) ``` In this example, `__repr__` returns a string that could be used to recreate the object, and `__format__` allows formatting the account balance with two decimal places using the `:.2f` format specifier.

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