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Python Object-Oriented Python Dice Roller Project Breakdown

Posted by Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,434 Points

Why is this resulting in an error?

[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux                                                          
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.                 
>>> import dice                                                                        
>>> d6 = dice.D6()                                                                     
Traceback (most recent call last):                                                     
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>                                                  
  File "/home/treehouse/workspace/yatzy/dice.py", line 15, in __init__                 
    super().__init(sides=6, value=value)                                               
AttributeError: 'super' object has no attribute '_D6__init'                            
>>>

Why am I getting this error here is my code

     import random


class Die:
    def __init__(self, sides=2, value=0):
        if not sides >= 2:
            raise ValueError("Must have at least 2 sides")
        if not isinstance(sides, int):
            raise ValueError("Must be a whole number")
        self.value = value or random.randint(1, sides)


class D6(Die):
    def __init__(self, value=0):
        super().__init(sides=6, value=value)

please help me as I cannot move forward with the Die class until this Error is fixed.Thanks for any help you can give! :)

2 Answers

boi
boi
14,241 Points
boi
boi
14,241 Points

Read the error message carefully, it's pointing you directly to the problem

Traceback (most recent call last):                                                     
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>                                                  
  File "/home/treehouse/workspace/yatzy/dice.py", line 15, in __init__                 
    super().__init(sides=6, value=value)                                               
AttributeError: 'super' object has no attribute '_D6__init' # look here 👈

The error message is suggesting that something is wrong with your super() method on line 15.

 super().__init(sides=6, value=value) # problem here 👈

👇Correct way

super().__init__(sides=6, value=value) # missing double underscore
Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,434 Points
Aizah Sadiq
Aizah Sadiq
2,434 Points

ok thank you so much