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Python Dates and Times in Python (2014) Let's Build a Timed Quiz App Taking The Quiz

Brian Anstett
Brian Anstett
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Brian Anstett
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How can Summary() access start_time and end_time?

The two values start_time and end_time are created and assigned a value in the take_quiz() method, but are then used again in the summary() method. Start_time and end_time are not public variables and were not declared at a class level. How can summary() use these variables without passing those variables as parameters to the summary() method

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Alx Ki
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Alx Ki
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Alx Ki
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take_quiz() calls self.summary() in it's return. That's how take_quiz() gives self.summary() it's variables. That's the magic of self. which makes variables belong to whole class and it's functions.

Try this:

class Showhow:

    def function(self):
        self.number = 1
        self.anothernumber = 2
        return self.plus()

    def plus(self):
        print(self.number + self.anothernumber)

Showhow().function()