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aaron roberts
2,004 Points'if not' question.
does 'if self.is_moving:' also translate as 'if self.is_moving == False'? if so does that mean 'if not self.is_moving:' means 'if self.is_moving == True:'?
if this is correct why does the go(self, speed) method print when the is_moving value is False
2 Answers
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,719 PointsOnce an object is instantiated, the logic is synchronous. In the final addition of code, the car can only move two times before it runs out of gas!
The car uses 50 fuel each time you use gas and only has 50 fuel to start with. Note the part about use_gas().
You may want to rewrite the code a bit to make it more realistic. For example, you might want to write get_fuel() where you can accept so much gas based on how much you have in your tank.
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,719 PointsFor the most part, the statement if self.is_moving: would mean that self.is_moving is "truthy".
In other words, it would be equivalent if self.is_moving == True:
aaron roberts
2,004 Pointsthanks, could you explain why both methods in the video run when the if statements are asking for two different things? self.is_moving = False, so why does it run in both 'if self.is_moving:' and 'if not self.is_moving:'?