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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Ruslan Pilipyuk
Ruslan Pilipyuk
857 Points

Please help me with that task, check my code because idk what im doing wrong and why it shows that name is not defined?

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first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Ruslan"
    def praise(self):
        return ("I really like your hair today, {}!".format(name))

1 Answer

Jonathan Perdomo
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Jonathan Perdomo
Python Development Techdegree Student 11,506 Points

The problem is that name inside the method isn't defined. I had the same problem try self.name instead. Remember that the variable "Ruslan" is set to name inside the class Students. In other words to access your name it would be Student.name

Let Me know if this helps!

Ruslan Pilipyuk
Ruslan Pilipyuk
857 Points

Hello, thanks for your answer. I fixed that but still have error:

class Student: name = "Ruslan" def praise(self): print("I really like your hair today, {}".format(self.name)

This class should look familiar!

First, I need you to add a method named praise to the Student class. It should take the self argument. Then, inside the praise method, return a positive message about the student using the name attribute.

As an example, it could say "You're doing a great job, Jacinta!" or "I really like your hair today, Michael!".

Feel free to change the name attribute to your own name, too!

Bummer: Try again!