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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Objects Create a Class with a Method

Posted by Sahil Ambardekar
Sahil Ambardekar
10,306 Points

Cant figure out how to complete code challenge

My code is attached, maybe 'open' is a reserved word?

method.py 
class Store:
  open = 9;
  close = 10;

  def hours():
    return "We're open from {} to {}.".format(open, close);

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points

Your problem is that you forgot to add the self keyword where it needs to be. You need the hours method to take it as a parameter, and then you need to prepend it to your references to open and close inside of the hours method. This worked for me:

class Store:
  open = 9
  close = 10

  # Notice the use of the self keyword in the below lines
  def hours(self):
    return "We're open from {} to {}.".format(self.open, self.close)

Also, on a side note, you should not use semicolons in Python, except when you're separating multiple commands on the same line, which you shouldn't really be doing. 99% of the time, you should give each statement its own line