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Dean Pierrot
18,403 PointsIm getting a NameError when running my code. Please help to see what i'm doing wrong
import random
class Character:
def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
self.name = name
for key, value in kwargs.items():
setattr(self, key, value)
class Warrior(Character):
strong = True
def __init__(self, name, strong=True, **kwargs):
super().__init__(name, **kwargs)
self.strong = strong
def attack(self):
return self.attack and bool(random.randint(0, 1))
def hide(self, light_level):
return self.attack and light_level < 10
[MOD: added python to formatting for correct color - cf]
Dean Pierrot
18,403 PointsNameError Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-11-ae8f97054ece> in <module>()
1 import random
2
----> 3 class Character:
4 def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
5 self.name = name
<ipython-input-11-ae8f97054ece> in Character()
5 self.name = name
6
----> 7 for key, value in kwargs.items():
8 setattr(self, key, value)
9
NameError: name 'kwargs' is not defined
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 PointsThe for loop over kwargs is outside of the __init__ method where it is defined. Indent the for loop to be inside the method to fix the error.
Post back if you have more questions. Good luck!!
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 PointsChris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 PointsIt helps debug to include the stackdump show with the error. Can you add it to your post?