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Sasan Shadpour
2,601 PointsAssertionError
Why do I get AssertionError?
class Panda:
species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
food = 'bamboo'
name = "Bao Bao"
def __init__(self, name, age):
self.is_hungry = True
self.name = name
self.age = age
def eat(self):
self.is_hungry = False
return(f"{self.name} eats {self.food}.")
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsWhile the code is technically acceptable as is, the challenge checking mechanism apparently wants to see a space between the keyword "return" and the expression for the value to be passed back.
You may want to report this to Support, it might get you a "special Exterminator badge".