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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Marcos Lisboa
Marcos Lisboa
8,117 Points

What am I doing wrong?

Hi! When I click "Check Work" I always get "Oh no! You forgot the 'self'....

What am I doing wrong? Or its a bug?

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Marcos"

    def praise(self):
        print(f"You are doing a great job, {self.name}!")
Marcos Lisboa
Marcos Lisboa
8,117 Points

I tried this code in Workspaces and it works. Strange...

Myles Brathwaite
Myles Brathwaite
1,971 Points
Myles Brathwaite
Myles Brathwaite
1,971 Points

I have a separate Question, why is the self when formating the return string

Marcos Lisboa
Marcos Lisboa
8,117 Points

Myles Brathwaite self in python represents or points the instance which it was called. Python will replace self.name with 'instance_name'.name.

1 Answer

Mark Sebeck
MOD
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 38,304 Points
Mark Sebeck
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 38,304 Points

You want to return the praise not print it. Replace your print with a return and it will pass.

Marcos Lisboa
Marcos Lisboa
8,117 Points

Thank you, it worked:

def praise(self):
        return f"You are doing a great job, {self.name}!"