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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Carlos Pereira
Carlos Pereira
1,213 Points
Posted by Carlos Pereira
Carlos Pereira
1,213 Points

Can´t figure out this one.. can anyone help?

class Student: name = "Carlos"

def praise(self):
    return "You're doing a great job, {}".format(self)

Carlos = Student() Carlos.praise()

It´s returning: "You're doing a great job, <main. Student object at 0x7f8cff44...

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Carlos"

    def praise(self):
        return "You're doing a great job, {}".format(self)
Carlos = Student()
Carlos.praise()

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

In your praise method you want to return the name attribute of self: self.name.