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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects __init__

Posted by Pankaj Gupta
Pankaj Gupta
3,469 Points

first_class.py - need help on __init__

Sometimes I have other attributes I need to store on a Student instance, though. Can you use **kwargs and setattr to add attributes for any other key/value pairs I want to send to the instance when I create it?

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Your Name"

    def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
        self.name = name

         for key, value in self.kwargs.items():
            setattr(self, key, value)

    def praise(self):
        return "You inspire me, {}".format(self.name)

    def reassurance(self):
        return "Chin up, {}. You'll get it next time!".format(self.name)

    def feedback(self, grade):
        if grade > 50:
            return self.praise()
        else:
            return self.reassurance()

3 Answers

asad modin
asad modin
165 Points
asad modin
asad modin
165 Points

def init(self, name, **kwargs): self.name = name

    for key, value in kwargs.items():
         setattr(self, key, value)
Christian Mangeng
Christian Mangeng
15,970 Points
Christian Mangeng
Christian Mangeng
15,970 Points

Hi Pankaj,

you are very close. Just drop the .self in self.kwargs.items() and check the spacing before the for loop. Then you will pass

lesley Banadzem
lesley Banadzem
993 Points
lesley Banadzem
lesley Banadzem
993 Points

I can't seem to understand why my code won't work ```class Student: name = "Your Name"

def __init__(self, name=None, **kwargs):
    self.name = name
      for key, value in kwargs.items():
        setattr(self, key, value)
def praise(self):
    return "You inspire me, {}".format(self.name)

def reassurance(self):
    return "Chin up, {}. You'll get it next time!".format(self.name)

def feedback(self, grade):
    if grade > 50:
        return self.praise()
    return self.reassurance() ```