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Python

Posted by cgeorge
cgeorge
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Where did this object come from?

The code below is in one of the Basic object oriented python course quizzes. The question is asking what will be printed in the console. I picked the correct answer (True). However, I am confused on what's happening in the last two lines of code. Especially print(tree.fall()). What is tree doing?
Class Tree: falling_leaves = False def init(self, type): self.type = type

def fall():
    if not falling_leaves:
        falling_leaves = True
    return falling_leaves

tree = Tree(‘Cedar’) print(tree.fall())

1 Answer

Mel Rumsey
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Mel Rumsey
Treehouse Moderator

Hi Cylin George!

tree = Tree('Cedar') is creating an instance of the Tree class using 'Cedar' as the type. The next line is calling the fall method from the newly created tree instance and printing True out to the console.

Hopefully that helps! 🖖