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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first class

Posted by Victor Katsande
Victor Katsande
3,094 Points

HELP me on this one about class and instances

THE QUESTION READS: Great work!

Now, make an instance of your class named me.

Then print() out the name attribute of your instance.

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Victor"
me = Student()
print me.name

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

You have forgotten to use parenthesis when calling the print function. If you add them like this:

class Student:
    name = "Victor"
me = Student()
print(me.name) # Print is a function so you have to use parenthesis to call it

Then your code will pass.

It's worth mentioning that your code would actually work if you ran it in Python 2 due to print being classified as a keyword rather than a function in that version of Python. But in Python 3 which is what is taught on Treehouse it is invalid.