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Python Object-Oriented Python Advanced Objects Dream Car

Posted by Max Palmer
Max Palmer
2,920 Points

AttributeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object has no attribute 'lower'

What is this error? I have no idea why the question would need .lower as method. Yet am continualy getting it.

dream_car.py 
class DreamCar:
    def __init__(self, make, model):
        self.make = make
        self.model = model
    # insert your code here
    def __str__(self):
        return "My dream car is a {} {}.".format
        (self.__class__.__make__, self.__class__.__model__, self.name)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

The message is a bit confusing, but the code has these issues:

  • the attribute names don't have underscores in them
  • the word "__class__" isn't needed to access the attributes
  • there's no third attribute called "name"
        return "My dream car is a {} {}.".format(self.make, self.model)
Max Palmer
Max Palmer
2,920 Points

Thanks!