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Python Basic Object-Oriented Python Welcome to OOP Classes, Attributes, and Methods

Anthony Costanza
Anthony Costanza
2,123 Points
Posted by Anthony Costanza
Anthony Costanza
2,123 Points

in order to call the stop method using the instance, you’d need to type

in order to call the stop method using the instance, you’d need to type _____ _______

Not really getting the fill in the blank

any thoughts?

2 Answers

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

Hi Anthony!

You want to type:

car_one.stop() # to run it on/for/with the car_one instance

And

self.stop() # to run it in another method within the class

(Although you won't actually type the dot - it's already there in the task code.)

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!

Anthony Costanza
Anthony Costanza
2,123 Points
Anthony Costanza
Anthony Costanza
2,123 Points

OMG - this was driving me crazy - for the record - this is a poorly designed question for a rookie - the period completely threw me off when looking through the videos for the answers - thanx for the help!

ekaterina ekaterina
ekaterina ekaterina
Courses Plus Student 10,867 Points

Very strange test... car_one.stop() didn't work for me, but this should be one of correct answers.

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

Hi Anthony!

Don't feel bad.

I agree that some/many of the challenge questions are presented less-than-optimally.

The more challenges/tasks in general that you do, the more you'll understand and get used to some of the challenge idiosyncracies.

One thing I have discovered, which is really weird and baffling, is every once in a while, I will type code that I know is 100% correct, but JUST WON'T PASS!?! So let's say the challenge wants a variable to equal the text "I am a great programmer!" And if I hand type the text myself, it fails, but if copy and paste the text from the challenge text itself, then it passes EVEN THOUGH IT IS VERBATIM THE SAME!?! It is a workaround I discovered just by trial-and-error. I have NO IDEAL why it would make a difference, but somehow it does!?!

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!