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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Hack-n-Slash Warriors! Come Out and Play-ay!

Kevin Lankford
Kevin Lankford
1,983 Points
Posted by Kevin Lankford
Kevin Lankford
1,983 Points

questions about creating the constructor to carry attack_limit and weapon

from character import Character

class Warrior(Character):

def __init__(self, weapon, attack_limit):
    self.weapon = 'sword'
    self.attack_limit = attack_limit

def rage(self):
    self.attack_limit = 20

This does not seem the be recognized as the correct answer, although I feel like I have everything set correctly for the object to initialize. Can someone point out what is causing the test to reject this solution?

warrior.py 
from character import Character

class Warrior(Character):

    def __init__(self, weapon, attack_limit):
        self.weapon = 'sword'
        self.attack_limit = attack_limit

    def rage(self):
        self.attack_limit = 20

2 Answers

Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points
Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points

Hi Kevin,

What part of the challenge are you on? I'm a little confused as how you made it to step 3 using the __init__ function because the challenge doesn't ever ask you to set it up. Step 4 asks you to set up the string conversion function, __str__, maybe you misunderstood what it was asking?

The first 3 steps should look like this

from character import Character

class Warrior(Character):
    weapon = 'sword'

    def rage(self):
        self.attack_limit = 20

Good luck.

Kevin Lankford
Kevin Lankford
1,983 Points
Kevin Lankford
Kevin Lankford
1,983 Points

Yes, the first three parts I had no problem with. The fourth challenge was to have the instance be set up as "Warrior, <weapon>, <attack_limit>", that is why I thought to have an initializing constructor. However this does not seem to be the correct answer. Are you familiar with what may be the issue? Thanks

Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points
Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points

Hi Kevin,

The 4th step in the challenge is asking you to produce a specific string when converting Warrior to a string.

For this you will need to set up the __str__ function, not __init__. You have already set up the variables and just need to return them in a string.

from character import Character

class Warrior(Character):
    weapon = 'sword'

    def rage(self):
        self.attack_limit = 20

    def __str__(self):
        return "Warrior, {}, {}".format(self.weapon, self.attack_limit)