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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Let's Make a Class!

I don't understand

In my console, I wrote Kenneth.sneaky = False but unlike Kenneth when I wrote Thief.sneaky I also got false why is this happening.

from characters import Thief                                                                                                                                           
>>> kenneth = Thief                                                                                      
>>> kenneth.sneaky                                                                                       
True                                                                                                     
>>> Thief.sneaky                                                                                         
True                                                                                                     
>>> kenneth.sneaky = False                                                                               
>>> kenneth.sneaky                                                                                       
False                                                                                                    
>>> Thief.sneaky  

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

This code makes "kenneth" a reference to the class ("kenneth = Thief"), instead of making a new instance of the class ("kenneth = Thief()" :point_left: note the parentheses),