Object-Oriented Python: Coding Store Class

Question

I keep failing a challenge:
Here's the question:
Challenge Task 2 of 2
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.
Here's my solution:
class Store:
  open = 9
  close = 5
  def hours(self):
    print("We're open from {} to {}.".format(self.open, self.close))
What's wrong with this? I can't figure it out.
```method.py
class Store:
  open = 9
  close = 5
  def hours(self):
    print("We're open from {} to {}.".format(self.open, self.close))
```

Matt Nickele · Answer

you should define a
Init(open,close):     #function
with in this function create
  #self.open = open
also create
  #self.close = close  
have this function
 #return self 
then you create
def(hours):
In this function you should have if else statements to figure out if the store is open or close
finally create
str(self):
 #to print = "We're open from {} to {}.".format(self.open, self.close))
 #return to print
current there is no point in having the class but the redesign will allow you to input a range of numbers and test if the store is open.   It should also be a goal not to print in the class but rather leave printing for what is called the main portion of your program.  This is why we use the str method it will automatically be called to print the object you created. 
The init creates an object assigned to your class, it is what gives classes meaning, otherwise this is just a very complicated what to print a quick sentence
The functions init and str need the 2 underscore lines before and after the name I cant get box to leave them

Andy Duncan · Answer

Oh, got it! :-)
class Store:
  open = 9
  close = 5
  def hours(self):
    return "open from {} to {}.".format(self.open, self.close)

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Object-Oriented Python: Coding Store Class

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Matt Nickele

Matt Nickele

Init(open,close): #function

with in this function create

also create

have this function

then you create

def(hours):

In this function you should have if else statements to figure out if the store is open or close

finally create

str(self):