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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Inheritance __str__

Posted by katecsak
katecsak
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In the define __str__ method, why exactly do you put in there self. __class.__name__ and THEN the self.hit_points?.....

You didn't explain this enough

1 Answer

Maria Parshina
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Maria Parshina
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Maria Parshina
Maria Parshina
Courses Plus Student 994 Points

It's because .format() takes arguments in the order you want to put them in the formatted string. "{} {} HP: {}, EX: {}" becomes "Blue monster HP: 10, EX: 5", where monster is class.name and HP is self.hit_points. Hopefully it helped :)