Python Object-Oriented Python Inheritance Multiple Superclasses

daniel steinberg
daniel steinberg
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Posted by daniel steinberg
daniel steinberg
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Sneaky, Agile code

what is the purpose of setting sneaky = True at the beginning of the code when you specify at as True in the init function. I tried commenting the first line out and the code runs fine. Why is it there?

class Sneaky:
    sneaky = True

    def __init__(self, sneaky=True, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.sneaky = sneaky

    def hide(self, light_level):
        return self.sneaky and light_level < 10

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
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Good question! As the code is written, there is no purpose for the class attribute assignment to sneaky.

You are correct, in that the instance attribute assignment to self.sneaky inside __init__ will override the class attribute.

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!