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Python Object-Oriented Python (retired) Objects Create a Class with a Method

Jeremy Kerrigan
Jeremy Kerrigan
12,002 Points
Posted by Jeremy Kerrigan
Jeremy Kerrigan
12,002 Points

Why oh why doesn't this work

Now, add a method named hours that returns "We're open from {} to {}.". Replace the first placeholder with the open time and the second with the close time. Remember you need to pass keywords to .format() if your placeholders have names.

What is wrong with my code? Thanks for any help

method.py 
class Store:
  open = 9
  close = 9

def hours(self):
  return "We're open from {} to {}.".format(self.open, self.close)

Never mind figured it out! It was an indentation error on my part where I defined my method

2 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

The function needs to be indented to become a method of Store.

class Store:
    open = 9
    close = 9

    def hours(self):
      return "We're open from {} to {}.".format(self.open, self.close)
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

There is an indentation problem. The code should look like this:

class Store:
  open = 9
  close = 9

  def hours(self):
    return "We're open from {} to {}.".format(self.open, self.close)