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

Posted by Marius Zymancius
Marius Zymancius
18,943 Points

My code not working: NameError: name 'food' is not defined

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

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

def eat(self):
    self.is_hungry = False
    return ("{self.name} eats {food}".format(self.name, food))
panda.py 
class Panda:
    species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
    food = 'bamboo'

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

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

1 Answer

boi
boi
14,242 Points
boi
boi
14,242 Points

The error message says it all "name food is not defined". Since you're using a class, food is an attribute of this class, so how would you call an attribute of a class? by using self? YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

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

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

    def eat(self):
        self.is_hungry = False
        return ("{self.name} eats {food}".format(self.name, food)) 👈#Use self, AND your method of formatting is completely 
                                                                      # wrong

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