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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Master Class

Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews
1,465 Points
Posted by Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews
1,465 Points

classes and __init__

Here's the challenge I'm working on and stuck. Can someone help me see what's wrong?

OK, now let's add a method named run_lap. It'll take a length argument. It should reduce the fuel_remaining attribute by length multiplied by 0.125.

Oh, and add a laps attribute to the class, set to 0, and increment it each time the run_lap method is called.

racecar.py 
class RaceCar:

    def __init__(self, color, fuel_remaining, laps = 0, **kwargs):
        self.color = color
        self.fuel_remaining = fuel_remaining
        self.laps = laps

        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            setattr(self, key, value)

            def run_lap(length):
                fuel_remaining = int(fuel_remaining) - (int(length) * 0.125)
                laps += 1

2 Answers

Brigitte Schuster
Brigitte Schuster
23,891 Points

the method run_lap() does not have the proper identation, it should be the same as init(). You do not need to convert fuel_remaining to int it is already an int

Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews
1,465 Points
Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews
1,465 Points

Thank you, I appreciate it!

Jonathan Holder
Jonathan Holder
3,505 Points
Jonathan Holder
Jonathan Holder
3,505 Points

'''def run_lap(self, length):

    self.laps += 1


    self.fuel_remaining = self.fuel_remaining - (length * 0.125)'''