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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by vincent juma
vincent juma
1,159 Points

Hi everyone. Am trying to understand why am getting this error, yet everything seems right. Kindly help me figure it out

Bummer: NameError: name 'name' is not defined

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Vincent"
    def praise(self):
        return "You are doing a great job, {}".format(name)

1 Answer

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

You are very close. The name you seek is the attribute of the instance. This is referenced using self.name.

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

vincent juma
vincent juma
1,159 Points

Whoa! Thanks