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Python Object-Oriented Python Dice Roller RPG Roller

Ryan Gostic
Ryan Gostic
20,790 Points

Error: Can't get the length of a hand

I am able to get the length of a hand when I use this code myself. What am I missing?

dice.py
import random


class Die:
    def __init__(self, sides=2):
        if sides < 2:
            raise ValueError("Can't have fewer than two sides")
        self.sides = sides
        self.value = random.randint(1, sides)

    def __int__(self):
        return self.value

    def __add__(self, other):
        return int(self) + other

    def __radd__(self, other):
        return self + other

class D20(Die):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__(sides=20)
hands.py
import dice

class Hand(list):    
    @property
    def total(self):
        return sum(self)

    def roll(self, num):
        for i in range(num):
            self.append(dice.D20())

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

You are on the right path. Three items need correcting:

  • To be called as Hand.roll(2), the method roll needs to be decorated as a @classmethod
  • As a classmethod, there is no instance yet, so create one using inst = self() since self points to the class when decorated as a classmethod
  • The instance created needs to be returned! So include a return inst in the method

Not syntactically wrong, but a style norm is to use cls instead of self in the classmethod code.

Post back if you have more questions. Good luck!