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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Shyam Gupta
Shyam Gupta
7,757 Points

What am I doing wrong in this exercise?

class Student:
    name = "Your Name"
    def praise:
        return('You are doing great {}!'.format(self.name))
first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Your Name"
    def praise:
        return('You are doing great {}!'.format(self.name))

1 Answer

Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points
Chris Adamson
Chris Adamson
132,143 Points

All class methods take a parameter called self, which is implicitly set (i.e. you don't need to set it explicitly):

class Student:
    name = "Your Name"
    def praise(self):
        return('You are doing great {}!'.format(self.name))