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Python Django Basics Model Administration Adding Instances

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def __str__(self): won't work

Now the str function won't run. I just typed: def str(self): return self.title within the scope of the class we built. I looked online and the only person I found with the same problem used 'unicode' to fix the issue. That is for python 2 though.

Chris Howell
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Chris Howell
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Chris Howell
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Chris Howell
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 49,702 Points

Could you post your code snippet?

Ensure you use the Markdown Cheatsheet when typing your answer, use the section that covers how to add Code

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Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
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Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

If you forgot to put dunders (two underscores __) around str, like this: str, then you should do that.

On the other hand, Python 2 is almost very different from Python 3. I would recommend Python 3 because Kenneth is using it and most of the other Treehouse students (including me) know Python 3 better than Python 2.

~Alex