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Python Basic Object-Oriented Python Welcome to OOP Adding to our Panda

Posted by brianessam
brianessam
1,922 Points

in Panda.py how to put the name of the animal to print out

doing task 2 and printing out the self.name in a return statement

panda.py 
class Panda:
    species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
    food = 'bamboo'

    def __init__(self, name, age):
        self.is_hungry = True
        self.name = name
        self.age = age
        return 

    def __str__(self):
        return 

    def eat(self):
        self.is_hungry = False
        return f'{self.name} eats {Panda.food}.'

name_1 = ('Boa Boa', '2')

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,898 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,898 Points

An instance should only refer to itself as "self". So instead of Panda.food, use self.food.

Also, you only need to define the class in this challenge, you won't need to create anything outside of the class.