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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Luis Barahona
Luis Barahona
4,529 Points

What am i doing wrong, can someone help me understand this challenge?

Please help me, I'm stuck! - What am I missing?

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Luigi"
        def praise(self):
            print("You're doing a great job, Jacinta!")

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

There are a few issues:

  • the entire method definition is indented one stop too far
  • the instructions say "The method should return a positive message" but it is being "printed" here instead
  • the instructions also say the message "... includes the name attribute." but that still needs to be added

Including the name attribute means using the variable and combining it with the message using formatting or concatenation.