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Python Basic Object-Oriented Python Welcome to OOP Creating a Panda Class

Daniel Kondakov
Daniel Kondakov
797 Points
Posted by Daniel Kondakov
Daniel Kondakov
797 Points

I am getting an error of lack of parameter even though I have it in my code

here is my code

class Panda: species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca' food = 'bamboo'

def __init__(self, is_hungry):
    self.is_hungry = True

and I'm getting this error: Bummer: TypeError: init() missing 1 required positional argument: 'is_hungry' How can I fix this error?

panda.py 
class Panda:
    species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
    food = 'bamboo'

    def __init__(self, is_hungry):
        self.is_hungry = True
Bummer: TypeError: __init__() missing 1 required positional argument: 'is_hungry'

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Defining a positional parameter is causing the issue. The init method should only have the "self" parameter, so remove the second one.