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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects __init__

Posted by Atang Lekang
Atang Lekang
2,509 Points

First class task 1 of 2

Set the name attribute at the same time that i create an instance.Add the code for doing that and i need to override the initmethod. Please help me i am very confused here

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Your Name"

    def praise(self):
        return "You inspire me, {}".format(self.name)

    def reassurance(self):
        return "Chin up, {}. You'll get it next time!".format(self.name)

    def feedback(self, grade):
        if grade > 50:
            return self.praise()
        return self.reassurance()

    def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
        self.name = name

        for key, value in **kwargs(self):
            setattr(self, key, value)

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,668 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,668 Points

To access the key, value pairs you will want to use kwargs.items(). This is shown @ 3:48 in the preceding video.