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Python Object-Oriented Python Advanced Objects Proper Properties

Rajat Thukral
Rajat Thukral
456 Points
Posted by Rajat Thukral
Rajat Thukral
456 Points

why it's a bummer?

?

rectangle.py 
class Rectangle:
    def __init__(self, width, length):
        self.width = width
        self.length = length

    @property
    def area(self):
        return self.width * self*length

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You just have a little typo. You wrote "self*length" (with an asterisk) instead of "self.length" (with a period).