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Python Object-Oriented Python Instant Objects Your first method

Posted by Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,435 Points

Why is this not running?

Am I not understanding methods, because I can not figure out what is wrong with this code.

first_class.py 
class Student:
    name = "Aizah"
    def praise(self):
        return(f'I love your shirt,{name}')

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

When you refer to attributes of the class, the attribute name should be prefixed with "self.".

matthew yohe
matthew yohe
1,467 Points
matthew yohe
matthew yohe
1,467 Points

you also need to indent the "def praise(self):" like in the video.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The indentation shown in the example above is correct.