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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Dimitrios Exarchos
Dimitrios Exarchos
893 Points

cannot find the error

I get error that name is not defined within object

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Dimitrios"
    def praise(self):
        return "You're doing a great job,{}".format(name)

1 Answer

bryonlarrance
bryonlarrance
16,414 Points
bryonlarrance
bryonlarrance
16,414 Points

When you call a variable from a class inside of a method you have to include self. with the variable. For example, 

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