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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Inheritance Subclasses

Saad Aleem
Saad Aleem
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Posted by Saad Aleem
Saad Aleem
6,089 Points

Difference between Dragon() and Monster.Dragon() ?

import Monster pete = Dragon()

^this gives me an error unless I explicitly import Dragon from the Monster file. Plus, even if I do that, the battle_cry() method gives me 'ROAR' instead of the overwritten sound of the dragon class.

I noticed that Kenneth created new instances by typing Monster.Dragon().

What is the difference between these two?

2 Answers

Kenneth Love
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Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher 
import monster

pete = Dragon()

This is looking for a class in the current file (or imported) named Dragon. But we don't have that. We have the Dragon class defined in the monster module, so we need to do:

pete = monster.Dragon()
michaelangelo owildeberry
michaelangelo owildeberry
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michaelangelo owildeberry
michaelangelo owildeberry
18,172 Points 
import Monster pete = Dragon()

this says import pete as Dragon

monster.dragon()

this is a different function =)