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Python Object-Oriented Python Advanced Objects Frustration

Spencer Hurrle
Spencer Hurrle
3,128 Points
Posted by Spencer Hurrle
Spencer Hurrle
3,128 Points

frustration challenge

I'm not really sure what this error is describing... It's not clearing up where I'm doing something wrong. The error I'm getting says:

TypeError: descriptor 'init' requires a 'super' object but received a 'Liar'

Update: I figured out that I needed empty parentheses after super. After adding that, I'm getting an error saying that addition can't be done between NoneTypes and Ints. At this point it seems like the test code is off... or Ken is adding a challenge that he isn't openly stating, which is very frustrating,

frustration.py 
class Liar(list):
    def __len__(value):
        wrong = super.__init__(value)
        return wrong + 2

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You're close, but:

  • when you call a method (like "super()"), you must put parentheses after the name
  • you should call the super's version of "__len__" instead of "__init__"
  • you won't need to pass an argument when you call the super's "__len__"
Spencer Hurrle
Spencer Hurrle
3,128 Points
Spencer Hurrle
Spencer Hurrle
3,128 Points

That did the trick! Thanks!!