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Devin Scheu
66,191 PointsHelp With Phython Classes
Im having trouble with task 3 of this challenge :/
Make a new Warrior method called rage that sets attack_limit to 20.
from character import Character
class Warrior(Character):
weapon = "sword"
pass
3 Answers
Mikael Enarsson
7,056 PointsOk, well, it is pretty simple:
#define a function
def some_function():
a_value = 20
return a_value
class some_class:
a_value = 20
#define a class method
def some_method(self):
return self.a_value
As you can see, it's very similar to how you would define a function, with maybe one really important difference, which is the "self" argument that the class method HAS to have as its first argument (and sometimes, as in this case, its only argument). The "self" argument allows the method to know about the rest of the contents of the class, similar to the "this" pointer in Java or C++.
NOTE: Calling the first argument "self" is just a convention, you could call it whatever you want.
Mikael Enarsson
7,056 PointsI'm not quite sure what you are asking. Is it about how you define class methods?
Devin Scheu
66,191 Pointsyeah
Jose Luis Lopez
19,179 Pointsfrom character import Character
class Warrior(Character): weapon = 'sword' attack_limit = 20
def rage(self): return Warrior