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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Objects __init__

Posted by Katy Ullrich
Katy Ullrich
1,648 Points

_init_

Not sure why the code doesn't pass.

student.py 
class Student:
  name="Katy"

  def _init_(self, name="Fred"):
    name=self.name

1 Answer

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points
Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson
40,533 Points

The special methods for classes in Python have two underscores on both sides:

def __init__(self, name="Fred"):

This is why you'll sometimes hear "dunder", short for "double underscore".