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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Method Interactivity

Posted by Diwakar Singh
Diwakar Singh
785 Points

what is wrong with my code

cahllange 1

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Your Name"

    def praise(self):
        return "You inspire me, {}".format(self.name)

    def reassurance(self):
        return "Chin up, {}. You'll get it next time!".format(self.name)
    def feedback(self,grade):
        if grade>50:
            return praise(self)
        else:
            return reassurance(self)

1 Answer

nicole lumpkin
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nicole lumpkin
Courses Plus Student 5,328 Points
nicole lumpkin
nicole lumpkin
Courses Plus Student 5,328 Points

Your If/else conditionals are sound. It's your return values that are causing the fail. Remember, praise() and reassurance() are instance methods. The syntax for invoking a method on a custom object is the same as calling a function on a built-in object. For example:

name = 'nicole' #name is a obj/str instance
name.upper() #I'm calling .upper() on the obj/str instance, name

So when it comes time to call praise or reassurance on a Student obj/instance, the syntax is the same except we use the word self to represent whatever instance of Student we call the function on.

def feedback(self, grade):
    if grade > 50:
        return self.praise()
    else:
        return self.reassurance()