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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Inheritance __str__

Posted by George Zabel
George Zabel
5,194 Points

Challenge task 2: Not sure where to begin using self.score

I'm lost on this one. Any guidance?

game_str.py 
from game import Game

class GameScore(Game):
  def __str__(Game):
    return self.score

1 Answer

akak
akak
29,445 Points
akak
akak
29,445 Points

You are asked to return a string so you should write in return a string and format it with scores. Since it's a tuple with two numbers you can use it's positions. Also str should extend self, not game. 

from game import Game

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

Methods don't extend anything, though, they take arguments just like functions do.

akak
akak
29,445 Points
akak
akak
29,445 Points

wow.. yes, my bad. I don't know where I got that extend from.