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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Master Class

Posted by Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,435 Points

I am having trouble

Challenge task two

racecar.py 
class RaceCar:
    def __init__(self, color, fuel_remaining, **kwargs):
        self.color = color
        self.fuel_remaining = fuel_remaining
        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            setattr(self, key, value)
    laps = 0
    def run_lap(length):
        return fuel_remaining - length * 0.125
    for

3 Answers

Mark Sebeck
MOD
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,905 Points
Mark Sebeck
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,905 Points

Close Falah. Couple of things. self.laps = 0 should be inside your init. You have a random for at the bottom that needs deleted. You also need to increment laps (laps+=1) each time the run_lap method is called. Hope this helps

Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,435 Points
Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,435 Points 
class RaceCar:
    def __init__(self, color, fuel_remaining, **kwargs):
        self.color = color
        self.fuel_remaining = fuel_remaining
        self.laps = 0
        def run_lap(length):
            return fuel_remaining - length * 0.25
        for length in run_lap:
            laps += 1
        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            setattr(self, key, value)

why is this not running

Mark Sebeck
MOD
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,905 Points
Mark Sebeck
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,905 Points

Couple of issues. You had the run_laps method indented inside the init. You also were getting the kwargs in run_lap instead of init. And you were missing self in run_lap

class RaceCar:
    def __init__(self, color, fuel_remaining, **kwargs):
        self.color = color
        self.fuel_remaining = fuel_remaining
        for key, value in kwargs.items():
            setattr(self, key, value)
        self.laps = 0    
    def run_lap(self, length):
            self.laps += 1
            self.fuel_remaining = self.fuel_remaining - length * 0.125