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Python Object-Oriented Python Advanced Objects Emulating Built-ins

Elena Chen
Elena Chen
1,503 Points
Posted by Elena Chen
Elena Chen
1,503 Points

self.slots

class Inventory:
    def __init__(self):
        self.slots = []

What does this slots mean?

1 Answer

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

This code creates a new class attribute named "slots" and puts an empty list into it. The name "slots" has no special meaning other than identifying the new list.

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

Correct. One additional point: Using "slots" may have been less than ideal attribute name since it may get confused with the built-in attribute management variable __slots__ described in the Python data model docs.