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Sergei Miroshnikov
3,313 Pointsformatting
.format(self.monster) and .format(self.monster()) is there a difference between them ? Code below is from this video .
if player_choice == 'a' :
print ("You're attacking {} ! ".format(self.monster))
if self.player.attack():
if self.monster.dodge():
print ("{} dodged the attack!".format(self.monster()))
2 Answers
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherBoth would be considered attributes of the current instance (that's what the self. means). self.monster(), though, would try to call the monster method belonging to the current instance. self.monster would simply look for an attribute named monster and use it, whether it's a variable or method or whatever. If it's a method, though, this version won't result in the method being called.
Alan Ng
13,368 Pointsyes, I think without parentheses python will not execute monster as a method rather it will treat it as variable. Hope this help.
Andreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 PointsAndreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 Pointsself.monster you are looking for the name of the monster in the current instance and self.monster() your saying return the monster() method of the current instance which should throw an error if I am correct as there is no monster method.