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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first class

Posted by Mohammad Alawad
Mohammad Alawad
1,877 Points

Challenge Task 2 of 2 make an instance of your class named me. Then print() out the name attribute .Does not work

I really don't understand why this is not working, I am fed up with this! Please anyone can check this example it is the second part of the first challenge in the object oriented course/Python :

Challenge Task 2 of 2

Great work! Now, make an instance of your class named me. Then print() out the name attribute of your instance.

first_class.py 
Class Student:
    name = "something"

me = Student
print(me.name)
Nate Meyer
Nate Meyer
3,887 Points

class instead of Class.

>>> Class Student:
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    Class Student:
                ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

>>> class Student:
...   name = "blah"
...
>>> me = Student
>>> me.name
'blah'
>>>

4 Answers

Ryan Sands
Ryan Sands
4,543 Points
Ryan Sands
Ryan Sands
4,543 Points

actually it should be......

class Student:
     name = "something"

me = Student()
print(me.name)

when making an instance of a class you must add those parentheses after so it can be an instance, otherwise its not. this passed for me! Good luck, Keep on coding!

[MOD: added ```python formatting -cf]

Abubakar Gataev
Abubakar Gataev
2,226 Points

Why did you use Student()?

Jack Lee
Jack Lee
255 Points

Hi, This is my code: class Student: name = 'Jack' me = Student print(me.name)

But...., I still cannot get the right output. Can u all tell me why?

luther wardle
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luther wardle
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 18,029 Points
luther wardle
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luther wardle
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 18,029 Points

This worked for me, I had the same code but forgot not to indent the code that's creating an instance of the class lol, so thank you!

Andrei Cordis
Andrei Cordis
Courses Plus Student 4,442 Points
Andrei Cordis
Andrei Cordis
Courses Plus Student 4,442 Points

Why indentation is not necessary in the last line (the print line) ?

goodness mate
goodness mate
93 Points
goodness mate
goodness mate
93 Points

yes, it works

cameth tanashe
cameth tanashe
4,260 Points
cameth tanashe
cameth tanashe
4,260 Points

it does not work bro

cameth tanashe
cameth tanashe
4,260 Points
cameth tanashe
cameth tanashe
4,260 Points

oh sorry it works