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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Rigby Adams
Rigby Adams
1,231 Points

I dont understand what half of these words mean.

I don't feel that the Kenneth explained this superbly, and honselty I have absolutely no idea what to do. I don't even know what words like: method, instance, self, and attribute are.....

first_class.py 
class Student:
    praise = Student(self)


    name = "Your Name"

1 Answer

boi
boi
14,242 Points
boi
boi
14,242 Points

Let's start by solving each problem.

method ----> A function which is written in a class

instance or self (same thing) ----> An object which belongs to a class

attribute ----> A variable which is written in a class

Explanation in real-time, using the challenge code 👇

class Student:   👈 #The challenge first tells you to create a class named Student

    name = "Your Name"  👈 #The variable "name" is called an attribute because it is a variable inside of a class

    def praise(self): 👈 #The challenge then tells you to create a method named praise
                                    # Note :- A function is called a method inside a class
                                    # Just remember that whenever you create a method ( or function inside of a class) it will take a 
                                    #  first parameter "self" by default


        return("You're doing great, {}".format(self.name))

        ☝ #The challenge then wants you to return a positive message using the attribute "name"
            # Notice in the return, there is this "self" prepended to "name".
            # The word "self" refers to an instance of a class, An instance is an object which is assigned to a class for example

>>> this_is_an_instance_of_class_Student = Student()

# The "self"  equals to "this_is_an_instance_of_class_Student"
#So to access any methods or attributes we prepend "self" and in the case of the above praise method, we used 
# "self.name"
Rigby Adams
Rigby Adams
1,231 Points

Thanks so much boi, u really have cleared up a few things for me and this has really helped. Not gonna lie i was gettint a little bit disheartened by not knowing how to do these challenges. :)