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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by alexgomez2019
alexgomez2019
5,556 Points

Can't get my code to work need help please I am doing everything well. I have self as a parameter for praise method

class Student: name = "Martin" def praise(self): return print("You're doing a great job, {}!".format(name))

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Martin"
    def praise(self):
        return print("You're doing a great job, {}!".format(name))
alexgomez2019
alexgomez2019
5,556 Points

This worked. :)

  • Updated -
    class Student:
        name = "Martin"
        def praise(self):
            return "You're doing a great job, {}!".format(self.name)

1 Answer

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Weird, that doesn't pass for me. Where did name come from? It belongs to the instance, right? Doesn't that mean it needs something else in front of it?

alexgomez2019
alexgomez2019
5,556 Points

I fixed the post...sry about that