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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Inheritance __str__

Posted by Tal Reznic
Tal Reznic
4,633 Points

Add a __str__ method to GameScore that returns the score in the string "Player 1: 5; Player 2: 10", using the correct va

Can i get help with this question please

game_str.py 
from game import Game

class GameScore(Game):
  def __str__(self):
    return "Player1:{};Player2:{}".format(self.score)

3 Answers

Bryan Laraway
Bryan Laraway
13,366 Points
Bryan Laraway
Bryan Laraway
13,366 Points

p.s. Perhaps an even better way to do it than what I have above is to unpack the tuple like this:

from game import Game

class GameScore(Game):
  def __str__(self):
    return "Player 1: {}; Player 2: {}".format(*self.score)
Bryan Laraway
Bryan Laraway
13,366 Points
Bryan Laraway
Bryan Laraway
13,366 Points

Here's what worked for me:

from game import Game

class GameScore(Game):
  def __str__(self):
    return "Player 1: {}; Player 2: {}".format(self.score[0], self.score[1])

Remember that the self.score is a tuple that needs to be unpacked.

Chris Grazioli
Chris Grazioli
31,225 Points
Chris Grazioli
Chris Grazioli
31,225 Points

This unpacking thing kills me every time... I don't remember it until I look at the Community boards... then I'm like OHHH yeah those stupid *args for tuples and **args for dicts