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Python Object-Oriented Python Advanced Objects Proper Properties

Joshua Mclendon
Joshua Mclendon
46,700 Points
Posted by Joshua Mclendon
Joshua Mclendon
46,700 Points

How is this not the answer????? It doesn't go through..

This is somehow not passing..

rectangle.py 
class Rectangle:
    def __init__(self, width, length):
        self.width = width
        self.length = length

    @property
    def area(self):
        return self.width * self.length

1 Answer

Owen Orsetti
Owen Orsetti
19,102 Points

Might not be the issue but I noticed in some of my challenges that if you are using the tab button instead of spaces it sometimes spits out errors. I had a few challenges where it worked flawlessly in a terminal, but wouldn't go through in the code challenge window.

Go back and try redoing your spaces, it might solve your problem. or not, who knows.

Joshua Mclendon
Joshua Mclendon
46,700 Points
Joshua Mclendon
Joshua Mclendon
46,700 Points

Yeah I think that might be why. I pasted it in PEP8 online tool to see and fixed it with that and it went through. Thanks!