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Daniel Lounsbury
1,744 Points__init__ has me stuck
I am getting a "Bummer: Exception: init() takes 1 positional argument but 2 were given" error msg. I am not sure what is missing
class Student:
name = "Your Name"
def __init__(self):
self.name = name
def praise(self):
return "You inspire me, {}".format(self.name)
def reassurance(self):
return "Chin up, {}. You'll get it next time!".format(self.name)
def feedback(self, grade):
if grade > 50:
return self.praise()
return self.reassurance()
1 Answer

Daniel Lounsbury
1,744 Pointsgot it!
class Student: name = "Shawn"
def __init__(self, name = name):
self.name = name
def praise(self):
return "You inspire me, {}".format(self.name)
def reassurance(self):
return "Chin up, {}. You'll get it next time!".format(self.name)
def feedback(self, grade):
if grade > 50:
return self.praise()
return self.reassurance()

Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 67,989 PointsChanged comment to answer.
Jen Farrant
6,893 PointsJen Farrant
6,893 Pointswell done, it's great when you figure it out for yourself! make sure you mark your response as the right answer :-) !