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

Posted by Harold Rowson
Harold Rowson
1,694 Points

Create a method called eat. It should only take self as an argument I can't figure out why a name error is being thrown

Create a method called eat. It should only take self as an argument. Inside of the method, set the is_hungry attribute to False, since the Panda will no longer be hungry when it eats. Also, return a string that says 'Bao Bao eats bamboo.' where 'Bao Bao' is the name attribute and 'bamboo' is the food attribute.

panda.py 
class Panda:
    species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
    food = 'bamboo'
    name = 'Bao Bao'



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

    def eat(self):
        self.is_hungry = False
        return f'{name} eats {food}.'

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

Hey Harold Rowson, in the f-string name and food are not defined. The variables should be prefixed with “self.” when referring to instance attributes.

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!

Harold Rowson
Harold Rowson
1,694 Points

Thanks!