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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Objects Instantiate

Posted by Nitin Chauhan
Nitin Chauhan
Courses Plus Student 277 Points

Using parenthesis while creating instance of a class

I tried making an instant of a class without using parenthesis, for e.g.

blue = Monster

It worked. In fact, I could call in all the attributes of the class Monster simply using the same format as in the video.

blue.hitpoints 1

But when I try to change the attribute for blue instance and create a new instance of the class

blue.hitpoints = 5 blue.hitpoints 5

ruby = Monster ruby.hitpoints 5

This changes the attributes in the class as well.

This remained unchanged when I created a new instance using parenthesis

firedragon = Monster() firedragon.hitpoints 5

Can you please explain what is happening? I realize that if we have to change the attribute in the class definition, we can create a new instance without using parenthesis and then modify the attribute. But I am not sure if that is the exact case, or just some small subset of a larger concept.