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Python Basic Object-Oriented Python Creating a Memory Game Game Class Part 3

Posted by Kylie Nonemaker
Kylie Nonemaker
1,190 Points

Looking for clarification on the check_location method

Hey community!

Hoping someone can explain how the "time" works in the below method? This is from the video Game Class Part 3 in Basic Object-Oriented Python.

def check_location(self, time):
        while True: 
            guess = input(f"What's the location of your {time} card? ")
            if guess.upper() in self.locations:
                return guess.upper()
            else:
              print("That's not a valid location. It should look like this: A1")

Is "Time" just something that works without us setting the attribute in any way?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,708 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,708 Points

In a formatted string (identified by the letter "f" in front), any variable name surrounded by braces will be substituted using the value of that variable. For example, if that method was called and "purple" was passed as the argument, the question shown for the input would look like:

What's the location of your purple card?