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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first class

John . Meredith
John . Meredith
2,020 Points
Posted by John . Meredith
John . Meredith
2,020 Points

How do I get the class to work keep getting back that it find Student instance

I keep getting that it can't find student reworked couple of different ways same error what am I misssing?

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

1 Answer

Robert Peters
Robert Peters
3,728 Points
Robert Peters
Robert Peters
3,728 Points

What it's actually asking for is first just create the class:

class Student:
    name = 'Rob'

And then after wards USE the class rather than add to the definition:

me = Student()
print(me.name)

So then end result is:

class Student:
    name = 'Rob'

me = Student()
print(me.name)