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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first class

Posted by Ebrahim Rasromani
Ebrahim Rasromani
2,496 Points

I am having trouble with first_class.py task 1. "Check Work" doesn't recognize the class

I believe my code should work as per the prompt but doesn't for some reason

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = Ebrahim

1 Answer

Pedro Cabral
Pedro Cabral
33,586 Points
Pedro Cabral
Pedro Cabral
33,586 Points

Your name is a string and as such it should be surrounded with quotation marks.

Ebrahim Rasromani
Ebrahim Rasromani
2,496 Points

Got it! Thanks Pedro.