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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Objects Class Methods

Iskander Ismagilov
Iskander Ismagilov
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Posted by Iskander Ismagilov
Iskander Ismagilov
13,298 Points

Monster.battlecry() and Monster().battlecry()

class Monster:
  sound = 'roar'

  def battlecry(self):
    return self.sound.upper()

I have 2 questions:

  1. When importing Monster in shell, if: 1) Monster.battlecry() it gives TypeError: battlecry() missing 1 required positional argument: 'self' 2)Monster().battlecry() if returns 'ROAR' How parentheses after Monster affect on the result?

  2. jabber = Monster() So Monster.battlecry(jabber) == jabber.battlecry() I want to understand how jabber in jabber.battlecry() from argument of a method becomes a caller of it and it doesn't bring the TypeError of missing positional argument.

1 Answer

Keli'i Martin
Keli'i Martin
8,227 Points
Keli'i Martin
Keli'i Martin
8,227 Points

So basically Monster is the class. In order to properly call the function battlecry(), you need an instance of the Monster class. This is accomplished by calling Monster(). In this case, the instance itself doesn't have a name.

Calling jabber = Monster(), you are creating another instance of the Monster class. This time, the instance does have a name, jabber. Since jabber is an actual instance of the class, you can call jabber.battlecry() without getting an errort.

Hope that clears it up a little.