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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Method Interactivity

Quincey Gleason
Quincey Gleason
3,465 Points
Posted by Quincey Gleason
Quincey Gleason
3,465 Points

what am I doing wrong here?

can't seem to figure it out..

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Your Name"

        def praise(self):
            return "You inspire me, {}".format(self.name)

        def reassurance(self):
            return "Chin up, {}. You'll get it next time!".format(self.name)

        def feedback(self, grade):
            if self.grade > 50:
                return praise
            if self.grade < 50:
                return reassurance

1 Answer

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

Two errors insight, the first is an indentation error, the second is an attribute error. let us analyze.

class Student:
    name = "Your Name"

        def praise(self):  👈#Indentation error, match the indent with >> name <<
            return "You inspire me, {}".format(self.name)

        def reassurance(self): 👈#Indentation error, match the indent with >> name <<
            return "Chin up, {}. You'll get it next time!".format(self.name)

        def feedback(self, grade): 👈#Indentation error, match the indent with >> name <<
            if self.grade > 50: 👈 #Attribute error
                return praise
            if self.grade < 50:👈#Attribute error
                return reassurance

Explaining an Attribute error in the context of class. You got an Attribute error because you used an instance on grade (self.grade), grade is not an attribute in the Student class, the only attribute in this class is name, so you can use self.name. You can also use the instance self on methods like self.praise() or self.reassurance. fixed code below:

class Student:
    name = "Your Name"

    def praise(self):
        return "You inspire me, {}".format(self.name)

    def reassurance(self):
        return "Chin up, {}. You'll get it next time!".format(self.name)

    def feedback(self, grade):
        if grade > 50:
            return self.praise()
        if grade < 50:
            return self.reassurance()
Quincey Gleason
Quincey Gleason
3,465 Points
Quincey Gleason
Quincey Gleason
3,465 Points

Ohhh okay gotcha! thank you!