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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Cem Ormesher-Hussein
Cem Ormesher-Hussein
3,511 Points

I think what I've written is correct. If I test it in a workspace it works as expected but I'm getting an error

I'm getting the error - You forgot the 'self' argument in your 'praise' method.

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Cem"

    def praise(self):
        print("You're doing a great job, {}".format(self.name))

1 Answer

Maxwell Newberry
Maxwell Newberry
7,693 Points
Maxwell Newberry
Maxwell Newberry
7,693 Points

It looks great, Cem, but the key word in this phrase "The method should return a positive message" is return. In methods, when we want to return something we use, of course, return. So in this instance, instead of printing out that phrase, we want to return it:

class Student:
    name = "Cem"

    def praise(self):
        return "You're doing a great job, {}".format(self.name)
Cem Ormesher-Hussein
Cem Ormesher-Hussein
3,511 Points

Thanks a lot for the help!