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Ava Jones
10,531 PointsPlease help!
Please help me understand this
class Panda:
species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
food = 'bamboo'
def __init__(self, name, age):
self.is_hungry = True
self.age = age
self.name = name
def eat(self):
self.is_hungry = False
self.name = "Bao Bao"
self.food = "bamboo"
return f'{self.name} eats {self.food}.'
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsWhen the instructions say "...where 'Bao Bao' is the name attribute and 'bamboo' is the food attribute" they only mean for that specific example. They don't want you to actually change the name and food that were set when the instance was created.
The error you see when you run this is hinting at that when it says "Bummer: Make sure to use the attributes already in the class."
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Ava Jones
10,531 PointsWow, thank you so much for your time!
Ava Jones
10,531 PointsAva Jones
10,531 PointsI'm having a hard time understanding even with your help, I guess I will restart the lesson and go from there. Thanks.
Steven Parker
230,688 PointsSteven Parker
230,688 PointsYou basically have it, you just have a couple extra steps that aren't needed: