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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Inheritance Intro to Inheritance

Posted by David Greenstein
David Greenstein
6,734 Points

UnboundLocalError: local variable 'random' referenced before assignment - Why is this happening?

''' import random

COLORS = ['yellow','red','green' 'blue', 'green']

class Monster: min_hit_points = 1 max_hit_points = 1 min_expereince = 1 max_experience = 1 weapon = "sword" sound = "roar"

def __init__(self, **kwargs):
    self.hit_points = random.randint(self.min_hit_points, self.max_hit_points)
    self.experience = random.randint(self.min_expereince, self.max_experience)
    self.color = random = random.choice(COLORS)

    for key, valye in kwargs.items():
        setattr(self,key,value)

def battlecry(self):
    return self.sound.upper()

'''

2 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

I don't know why, but you for some reason wrote this:

self.color = random = random.choice(COLORS)

Anyway, you were supposed to write this:

self.color = random.choice(COLORS)

It should work. :smile:

~Alex

markmneimneh
markmneimneh
14,132 Points
markmneimneh
markmneimneh
14,132 Points

Hello

You appear to have several typos in your code. I suspect if you fix the typo's you will be ready to continue

COLORS = ['yellow','red','green' 'blue', 'green']
class Monster():
    min_hit_points = 1
    max_hit_points = 1
    min_expereince = 1
    max_experience = 1
    weapon = "sword"
    sound = "roar"

def __init__(self, **kwargs):
    self.hit_points = random.randint(self.min_hit_points, self.max_hit_points)
    self.experience = random.randint(self.min_expereince, self.max_experience)
    self.color = random.choice(COLORS)    #---- you had a typo here

    for key, value in kwargs.items():  #---- you had a typo here
        setattr(self,key,value)                      

def battlecry(self):
    return self.sound.upper()

Hope this get you going ... I am not sure what the challenge is asking for ... it been a while for me, but fixing these 2 typos es will remove the syntax errors