Now, add a method named hours that returns "We're open from {} to {}.". Replace the first placeholder with the open time

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Now, add a method named hours that returns "We're open from {} to {}.". Replace the first placeholder with the open time and the second with the close time. Remember you need to pass keywords to .format() if your placeholders have names.

Is the 'self' in my code messing it up, the previous video said that it always has to have 'self' when making a function for a class.

method.py

class Store:
    open = 5
    close = 10

    def hours();
        return ("We're open from {} to {}".format(open, close))

Answer 1 · 2017-01-31T20:25:06Z

January 31, 2017 8:25pm

Hi there! You were on the right track with using self.open and self.close but changed it. When defining the method you must have self as a parameter in the method definition. Also, you have syntax error. When you define the method, you have a semicolon at the end of the def instead of a colon. You have written def hours(); but that should be def hours(self):. Note the semicolon in your version and the colon in mine. After this, go back to accessing the open and close member variables by referencing self.

Also, your string is missing a full stop/period at the end after the last placeholder.

I hope this helps, but let me know if you're still stuck!

Answer 2 · 2017-02-01T02:51:56Z

February 1, 2017 2:51am

Thank you for explaining it so clearly, fixed it on the first try!

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Now, add a method named hours that returns "We're open from {} to {}.". Replace the first placeholder with the open time

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