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Python Object-Oriented Python Inheritance Super!

Travis John Villanueva
Travis John Villanueva
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Posted by Travis John Villanueva
Travis John Villanueva
5,052 Points

Super! 3/3 - Im lost

Hi Team

I think im lost regarding this problem. The problem require a sorted list after adding an item using a super class method inheriting to its child class. I have applied the inheritance properly and my Sortedinventory inherits that method properly but i dont know how to proceed further as i have this query on my head

My list of problem:

  1. Once items are added, i should call the slots list to perform slots = slots.sort() however, i dont know where would i call it.
  2. I have the thought that once i perform the class SortedInventory(Inventory) - did i also call automatically the self.slots
  3. So, my understanding is this should be easy, call the list that contains the added items can you provide me with a step by step logic?
inventory.py 
class Inventory:
    def __init__(self):
        self.slots = []

    def add_item(self, item):
        self.slots.append(item)

class SortedInventory(Inventory):

    def add_item(self, item):
        super().add_item(item)

2 Answers

Jordan Hoover
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Jordan Hoover
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I'm not totally clear on your question, but I think you're overthinking it. Just sort the property after the super method has been called. Make sense?

seth schwan
seth schwan
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seth schwan
seth schwan
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Part 2 asks you to add items into the "slots" list. Which looks like this:

Inventory.py

class Inventory:
    def __init__(self):
        self.slots = []

    def add_item(self, item):
        self.slots.append(item)

class SortedInventory(Inventory):
    def add_item(self, item):
        super().add_item(item)
        self.slots.append(item)

In part 3, you actually have to replace the "self.slots.append(item)" with "self.slots.sort()". Rather than adding "self.slots.sort()" to the already existing code from the previous part of the challenge. It took me a while to figure this out. Hope that helps :)