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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Objects __init__

Mona Jalal
Mona Jalal
4,302 Points
Posted by Mona Jalal
Mona Jalal
4,302 Points

try again

why the following doesn't pass? class Student: name = "Mona" def init(self, name): name = "Mina" or this? class Student: name = "Mona" def init(self, name="Mona"): self.name = name

student.py 
class Student:
    name = "Mona"
    def __init__(self, name):
        name = "Mina"

1 Answer

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Mona, so close!!

class Student:
  name = 'Mona'

  def __init__(self, name ='Mina'):
    self.name = name

They asked you to give the init parameter a default name, and you need self.name to disambiguate between the parameter's value and the attribute.