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

What is incorrect here ?

Thanks

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
        name = 'Bao Bao'
        return f'{self.name} eats {self.food}.'

    def check_if_hungry(self):
        if (self.is_hungry == True):
            eat()

1 Answer

Megan Amendola
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Megan Amendola
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In order to call a method inside of another method, you need to use self. self.eat() You also don't need the () in your if statement. if self.is_hungry == True: