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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Michel Storms
Michel Storms
1,433 Points

What am I doing wrong here?

I get an error saying that I did not include self, but I did. Help?

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Grover"

    def praise(self):
        print("Doing well, {}".format(self.name))

2 Answers

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

Your error isn't that, but that you're using print() instead of return as the challenge asks! The nitty gritty details are often why I mess up challenges and I am sure the same is true for many others, so keep going you got this!

class Student:
    name = "Michel"

    def praise(self):
        return "You're doing an amazing job {}".format(self.name)
Michel Storms
Michel Storms
1,433 Points
Michel Storms
Michel Storms
1,433 Points

Ugh... stupid error... Thank you :)

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

We all do it, don't worry, I think one of the hardest challenges with coding is reading the brief properly