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Python Basic Object-Oriented Python Welcome to OOP Methods

Karyna Reut
Karyna Reut
1,611 Points
Posted by Karyna Reut
Karyna Reut
1,611 Points

How does self.gas -= 50 work?

Why -= 50? not 20? I don't understand this line, how does it work?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,186 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,186 Points

The quantity was simply a design decision. The instructor chose to have the gas used in increments of 50 units. It could have just as easily been 20 or any other value.

The line works using the "subtractive assignment" operator (-=). It performs math and makes an assignment at the same time.

    self.gas -= 50            # this is a shorthand that does ...
    self.gas = self.gas - 50  # the same thing as this
Setiawan Angga
Setiawan Angga
606 Points
Setiawan Angga
Setiawan Angga
606 Points

the teacher chose 50 because our car was moving twice, it you set to 20 then you need to call the method 5 times