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Start your free trialJan Häge
2,349 Pointserror: Your init method should be declared with `def` and take only self as an argument.
I tried a couple of different codes and they all fail with this error message
def init(self):
should be right... right? or do i have to do this
def init(self, is_hungry=True):
# insert your code here
class Panda:
species = "Ailuropoda melanoleuca"
food = "bamboo"
is_hungry = True
def __init__ (self):
Panda.is_hungry=True
1 Answer
Peter Vann
36,427 PointsHi Jan!
A couple of issues:
1) the init method should be a class method, so it should be indented (4 spaces) to line up with the species and food class attributes
2) is_hungry should be set only inside the init method
3) eliminate the space between init and (self):
This passes:
# insert your code here
class Panda:
species = "Ailuropoda melanoleuca" # indented 4 spaces
food = "bamboo" # indented 4 spaces
def __init__(self): # indented 4 spaces
self.is_hungry = True # indented 8 spaces
Make sure to always indent in multiples of 4 spaces (4/8/12/16/20/etc. - don't use tabs)
I hope that helps.
Stay safe and happy coding!