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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Objects Create a Class with a Method

Drew Bissonnette
Drew Bissonnette
309 Points

Method Hours

Not sure what else I am missing. I am not clear on what it means I have to press keywords to .format(). I rewatched the video again, am I still missing a step?

method.py
class Store:
  open = 9
  close = 8
  hours =  We're open from 9 to 8
  def hours(self):
     return self.hours.upper()

2 Answers

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

If this was helpful, fell free to mark as best answer

  class Store:
  open = 6
  close = 9

  def hours(self):
    return "We're open from " + str(self.open) + " to " + str(self.close) + "."

[MOD fixed formatting -cf]

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

Nice answer. In addition to posting a solution, it is also helpful for the OP to understand where their code could be improved.

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

A few thing to clean up: hours used as both string name and method name; String formatting incorrect. self.hours refers to the method not the string. Here's the commented and updated code:

class Store:
  open = 9
  close = 8
  string = "We're open from {} to {}." #<-- name collides with method. Missing quotes, period
  def hours(self):
     return self.string.format(self.open, self.close) #<-- include reference to class using 'self.'