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Suraj Shah
1,055 Pointsmagic methods
The explanation of how the str method (or any other magic method for that matter) works is very unclear.
Please could you explain in context of the characters.py example used by Kenneth in the video i.e. what does returning self.class.name and self.name actually do? How are these two things different?
Your help is really appreciated
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsSo "self.name" is an instance variable, and is explicitly created in the code anytime you create a new instance when you pass the name in as an argument to the constructor. You can see this being done in the __init__ method in the video. Kenneth passes his own name in during the construction and it returns back.
But "self.__class__.__name__" is a special variable set up for you by the system. It contains the name of the class that was used to create the instance. That's why in the video you can see that it returns "Thief".
Abubakar Gataev
2,226 PointsAbubakar Gataev
2,226 PointsCould you explain what the str does. please help me.
Steven Parker
231,269 PointsSteven Parker
231,269 PointsI assume you mean the "magic" method "
__str__" ("dunder str")? It's called automatically anytime the object is converted into a string. For example, if the object is passed as an argument to the "format" method.