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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Humza Malak
Humza Malak
3,064 Points

Object-Oriented Python task 1

I have added praise method but it doesn't read the self part of it, what am I doing wrong?

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Kain"

    def praise(self):
        return print("Congrats" + self)

1 Answer

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ygh5254e69hy5h545uj56592yh5j94595682hy95
7,932 Points 
class Student:
    name = "Kain"

# self here is just a reference to the class Student
# they wanted you to return "Positive message" + the name
# check the function below this one
    def praise(self):
        return print("Congrats" + self)

# Correct way
    def praise(self):
        return "Congrats " + self.name
# They wanted you to just return it not print it.
# Also self.name you are saying that you want the class Student's name variable
# That is why we use self.name
Humza Malak
Humza Malak
3,064 Points

Thank you!