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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first class

haakon Guttormsen
haakon Guttormsen
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haakon Guttormsen
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Instance of a class named 'me' and printing out a name attribute.

I want to create an instance of a class named 'me'. Then I want to print the name attribute for my instance. How can I do this?

first_class.py 
class Student: 
    name="Håkon"

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Creating a new instance is a lot like calling a function. Then accessing an attribute is done with the membership operator ("dot").

If you still need more explicit help, this might be a good time to review previous questions on the same topic.

Splotch_ P
Splotch_ P
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Splotch_ P
Splotch_ P
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