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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

David Dong
David Dong
5,593 Points
Posted by David Dong
David Dong
5,593 Points

NameError: name "name" not defined

Why is the name variable not defined?

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Zak"
    def praise(self):
        return "You're doing a great job, " + name + "!"

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

You are close! To reference the attribute name of an instance use self.name

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!