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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Manuel Winbürger
Manuel Winbürger
3,449 Points

i get this error:"Bummer: Oh no! You forgot the `self` argument in your `praise` method" though i've self in the argumen

i get this error:"Bummer: Oh no! You forgot the self argument in your praise method" though i've self in the argument. Where is the error in my code?

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "manu"
    def praise(self, name):
        return (" you did a great job, {}".format(name))

1 Answer

Michael Cronk
Michael Cronk
8,969 Points
Michael Cronk
Michael Cronk
8,969 Points

You don't need the 'name' inside the def arguments, you also have to make it (self.name) for the format so it refers to the name created in the class.

    def praise(self):
        return "You did a great job, {}".format(self.name)