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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first class

Posted by Rigby Adams
Rigby Adams
1,231 Points

couldnt find student

it says that student cant be found????????? HELP PLS???

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = 'Rigby'
me = 'Student'
print(name)

2 Answers

Jeff Muday
MOD
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,720 Points
Jeff Muday
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,720 Points

Here is the syntax you are looking for.

class Student:
    name = 'Rigby'

me = Student()
print(me.name)
Jordan young
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Jordan young
Courses Plus Student 5,277 Points
Jordan young
Jordan young
Courses Plus Student 5,277 Points

Jeff Muday I just got to this point now. This feels redundant. To walk through this:

You make the class, with the str name method inside it.

You then change the instance of the class name once, then you print using dot syntax to call the name attribute, right?

Couldn't we also rather than change the instance, just print(Student.name) for the same result?