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Python Basic Object-Oriented Python Welcome to OOP Adding to our Panda

Posted by Cam S
Cam S
8,440 Points

what am i doing wrong here? OOP challenge

not sure what to do. i have tried assigning a default to name but then it says 'non-default comes after default'. switched the order and it says it has to be self, name, and age. tried setting a class attribute for name but that also did not work. any advice is appreciated, thanks.

panda.py 
class Panda:
    species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
    food = 'bamboo'    

    def __init__(self, name, age):
        self.is_hungry = True
        self.name = name
        self.age = age

    def eat(self):
        self.is_hungry = False
        return '{} eats {}.'.format(name, food)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

Hey Cam S, you’re close. To access the instance attribute use self.name and self.food

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!

Cam S
Cam S
8,440 Points

ahhh wow, thanks so much for both of your responses. was able to solve the challenges. appreciate you!