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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Thomas Wilhelm
Thomas Wilhelm
3,714 Points

Your First Method Help!

I'm getting a NameError: name isn't defined.

I don't know why the method isn't referencing the attribute. Wouldn't the attribute act like a "Global" attribute within the class so the method could access it?

I tried a few different ways in the workspace but I can't really get it. I did get the proper response in the python interpreter but it doesn't translate over...

Please assist! Thank you!

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Tom"

    def praise(self):
        print("You're doing a great job, {}".format(name))
Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
Treehouse Staff
Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
Treehouse Staff

Hi Thomas,

You have to return from the function. I got it working with the following code: 

class Student:
    name = "Your Name"

        def praise(self):
            return "You're doing a great job, {}".format(self.name)

Hope that helped

1 Answer

Thomas Wilhelm
Thomas Wilhelm
3,714 Points
Thomas Wilhelm
Thomas Wilhelm
3,714 Points

Hi Rohald!

I also did tried the return in the method...what I think I missed was the

format(self.name)

What does the self part do, exactly? Does it call the class that it's in?