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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points
Posted by Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points

def praise

i keep getting "You forgot the self argument in your praise method" which i don't quite understand

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "andrew"

    def praise(self):
        y = "good job"
        x = "{} {}".format(y, self.name)
        if self.name == "andrew":
            return x 


teacher = Student()

teacher.praise()

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

Your method currently returns the string only if the name is "andrew".

But it should always return the message, no matter what the name is set to!

Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points
Andrew Bickham
Andrew Bickham
1,461 Points

thank you guys, my apologies i miss read the question

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,967 Points

Remove the if statement. If the checker changes the name your praise method returns None which may be the cause of failure. Could be something else. But it is a good idea to do just what the challenge asks and no more.