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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Objects __init__

Denny Ho
Denny Ho
4,472 Points
Posted by Denny Ho
Denny Ho
4,472 Points

help me understand why my code for overriding __init__ doesn't pass?

In Task 2 of 2

class Student():
  name = "Denny"

  def__init__(self, name='Denny'):
    self.name = name
student.py 
class Student():
  name = "Denny"

  def__init__(self, name='Denny'):
    self.name = name

1 Answer

ginopino
ginopino
16,320 Points 
class Student:
  name = "Ivan"

  def __init__(self, name = "Bob"):
    self.name = name