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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

I'm returning Student.name, but that doesn't seem to be working. What am I missing?

class Student: name = "Peralta"

def praise(self):        
    return Student.name + ", you're an amazing detective slash genius!"
first_class.py
class Student:
    name = "Peralta"

    def praise(self):        
        return Student.name + ", you're an amazing detective slash genius!"

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, Alejandra Ruiz! You're terribly close here. Remember that self refers to the instance of Student. What you're looking for here, is self.name :smiley:

Hope this helps! :sparkles: