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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Inheritance Score Method

Justin Noor
Justin Noor
3,692 Points
Posted by Justin Noor
Justin Noor
3,692 Points

What are the bracket for in self.current_score = [0, 0] ?

I got this to work but never fully understood what the brackets are for in the self.current_score = [0, 0] line.

game.py 
class Game:
  def __init__(self):
    self.current_score = [0, 0]
Fredrick Rogers
Fredrick Rogers
26,349 Points

If I'm looking at this right, it looks as thogh self.current_score is an array that contains the scores for both player one and player two. The brackets denote that data stored is an array.

2 Answers

Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
10,947 Points
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
10,947 Points

The brackets create a list. The first item in the list tracks Player 1's score while the second track's Player 2's score. The method you are asked to create takes the argument which tells you which player scored and you increase either the first or second item in the list based on that argument.

Gerald Wells
Gerald Wells
12,763 Points
Gerald Wells
Gerald Wells
12,763 Points

The brackets is a list that hold default values. Each player starts with a score of 0.