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Python

Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points
Posted by Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points

class letter

so i just have a silly question but for the code challenge we are suppose make a loop through pattern and our code belongs in the parent class, how does python know what we are looping through if what we need to loop through is in the sub class. i know that a parent class can't inherit what's in the child class. right? this is a silly question and i hope it makes sense.

i just need a little clarification

morse.py 
class Letter:
    def __init__(self, pattern=None):
        self.pattern = pattern


class S(Letter):
    def __init__(self):
        pattern = ['.', '.', '.']
        super().__init__(pattern)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Good question. The challenge asks you to create a __str__ method in Letter. If this method is not overwritten the child class, it is available to run in the child class as if it were local to the child class. So a method that loops over self.pattern in the parent class will also work in the child class. Both will operate on the instance attribute pattern.

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!

Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points
Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points

make sense make sense make sense thank you