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Python Object-Oriented Python Inheritance Complex Relationships

Posted by Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,435 Points

Error

I am getting a TypeError: object() takes no parameters
Here is my code 

class Character: 
    def __init(self, name, **kwargs):
        self.name = name


        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            setattr(self, key, value)

class Thief(Character):
    sneaky = True


    def pickpocket(self):
        return self.sneaky and bool(random.randint(0, 1))


    def hide(self, light_level):
        return self.sneaky and light_level < 10

    ```
Here is what is happening in the console

treehouse:~/workspace$ python
Python 3.6.4 (default, Nov 19 2019, 17:12:46)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

from characters import Thief
kenneth = Thief("Kenneth")
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: object() takes no parameters

2 Answers

Ave Nurme
Ave Nurme
20,907 Points

Hi Falah!

One thing I noticed is that you are definitely missing something here:

def __init(self, name, **kwargs):

Not sure if that fixes your code...

Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,435 Points
Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,435 Points

Nevermind, I was able to fix it :) Thanks for your help!