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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Method Interactivity

Posted by Malcolm Aldrin Masumba
Malcolm Aldrin Masumba
3,689 Points

How am I doing this wrong

Community help me understand this challenge

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 grade > 50:
            return self.praise()
        elif: grade < 50:
            return self.reassurance()

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

First, since Python is a case-sensitive language, "Feedback" is not the same as "feedback" (what the instructions ask for).

Then, the conditions being tested here don't cover the number "50", so it doesn't get handled correctly.

But you don't need an "elif" with a separate condition at all. Since the "if" condition ends the method (with "return"), the remaining code will only be reached when the condition is false. That also guarantees that no condition will go unhandled.