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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Let's Make a Class!

Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews
1,465 Points
Posted by Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews
1,465 Points

Trouble importing

I am not able to practice any of this because I can't get started with the workspace! What am I missing? Thanks!

treehouse:~/workspace$ from characters import Thief
from: can't read /var/mail/characters
treehouse:~/workspace$ python3 characters.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "characters.py", line 1, in <module>
class Thief:
File "characters.py", line 2, in Thief
kenneth = Thief()
NameError: name 'Thief' is not defined
treehouse:~/workspace$

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Before you enter any Python commands, you need to start the Python application itself:

treehouse:~/workspace$ python                                                                                        
Python 3.6.4 (default, Nov 19 2019, 17:12:46)                                                                        
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux                                                                                        
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.                                               
>>>

The ">>>" prompt shows you that Python is running and ready for you to type.