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Python

Riley Wu
Riley Wu
1,843 Points

Need some help with Method

class Car(): doors = 4 wheel = 4 engine = True

def __init__(self, model, year, make = "Ferrari"):
    self.model = model
    self.year = year
    self.make = make
    self.gas = 1000
    self.is_moving = False

def stop(self):
    if self.is_moving:
        print("The car has stopped")
        self.is_moving = False
    else:
        print("The car has already stopped")

def go(self, speed):
    if self.use_gas():
      if not self.is_moving:
            print(f"The car has started")
            self.is_moving = True
            print(f"the car is going {speed} KMH")
      else:
        print("You are run out of gas!")
        self.stop()

def use_gas(self):
    self.gas -= 10
    if self.gas <= 0:
        return False
    else:
        return True

car_one = Car("F40",2022) car_one.go(100) car_one.stop() car_one.go(200) car_one.go(250) car_one.stop()

This is what is printed in the console "The car has stopped
The car has started
the car is going 200 KMH
You are run out of gas!
The car has stopped
The car has already stopped "

I have used the method function by the instructor. But I do not understand 1) why the car has stopped when 1st go method is called 2) Why the car has stopped and run out of gas after 200 KMH even though there is still gas left.

Thanks a lot !

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,210 Points

Take a look at these videos about Posting a Question, and using Markdown formatting to preserve the code's appearance.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,210 Points

The output from the first call to "go" is not shown here. That outputs:

The car has started
the car is going 100 KMH

The output shown begins with the first call to "stop".

Then, take a look at the "go" method:

def go(self, speed):
    if self.use_gas():
      if not self.is_moving:
            print(f"The car has started")
            self.is_moving = True
            print(f"the car is going {speed} KMH")
      else:
        print("You are run out of gas!")
        self.stop()

Notice that the "else" lines up with "if not self.is_moving:". This means that if the car is already moving (as it would be after the 2nd call to "go"), the output reports "out of gas" (even though it's not) and a stop is forced.

Also, the indentation seems inconsistent, which could cause an error on some Python implementations. Even if not, consistent indentation might help make errors such as this easier to spot.

Riley Wu
Riley Wu
1,843 Points

Thanks a lot !