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Python Basic Object-Oriented Python Welcome to OOP Adding to our Panda

Posted by Ariadna Rodriguez
Ariadna Rodriguez
6,281 Points

Create another method called check_if_hungry that also only takes self. Inside of the method, if the is_hungry attribute

I don't understand why I am getting a syntax error

panda.py 
class Panda:
    species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
    food = 'bamboo'

    def __init__(self, name, age):
        self.name = name
        self.age = age
        self.is_hungry = True

    def eat(self):
        self.is_hungry = False
        return "{} eats {}." .format(self.name, self.food)

    def check_if_hungry(self):
        if self.is_hungry = True:
        self.eat()

3 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, Ariadna Rodriguez! There are a couple of things going on here. First, you're meaning to ask if is_hungry is True with a double equals as opposed to a single equals. Remember that a single equal is an assignment. You're looking for if self.is_hungry == True:.

Secondly, The final line with self.eat() should be indented inside the if statement. You need to move that line over to the right :smiley:

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Ariadna Rodriguez
Ariadna Rodriguez
6,281 Points

that worked! thanks for your help.

Megan L
Megan L
2,905 Points
Megan L
Megan L
2,905 Points 
class Panda:
    species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
    food = 'bamboo'
    name = 'Bao Bao'

    def __init__(self, name, age):
        self.is_hungry = True
        self.name = name
        self.age = age

    def eat(self):
        self.is_hungry = False
        return f'{self.name} eats {self.food}.'

    def check_if_hungry(self):
        if self.is_hungry:
            return self.eat()
Megan L
Megan L
2,905 Points
Megan L
Megan L
2,905 Points

This question bothered me alot since it very picky on syntax. This is the full answer to complete challenge 1-3 hopes it help someone else.

Learn QA
Learn QA
7,207 Points
Learn QA
Learn QA
7,207 Points

class Panda: species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca' food = 'bamboo' name = 'Bao Bao'

def __init__(self, name, age):
    self.is_hungry = True
    self.name = name
    self.age = age

def eat(self):
        self.is_hungry = False
        return "{} eats {}.".format(self.name, self.food)

def check_if_hungry(self):
     if self.is_hungry:
            self.check_if_hungry = True
            return self.eat()