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Python Basic Object-Oriented Python Welcome to OOP Adding to our Panda

Posted by Emily H
Emily H
2,861 Points

I don't know what to do

Hi there, I already posted about this coding challenge, I'm just on the last part and kinda struggling on it. What do I do next? Am I doing something wrong?

panda.py 
class Panda:
    species = 'Ailuropoda melanoleuca'
    food = 'bamboo'

    def __init__(self, name, age):
        self.is_hungry = True
        self.name = name
        self.age = age
    def eat (self):
        self.is_hungry = False
        name = 'Bao Bao'
        food = 'bamboo'
        return f'{self.name} eats {self.food}.'
    def check_if_hungry (self):
        if self.is_hungry = True:

1 Answer

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

A few hints:

  • when testing equality, use the comparison operator ("==") instead of the assignment operator ("=")
  • you never need to test for "True" anyway, you can just name the value (if self.is_hungry:)
  • you still need the 2nd part of the task — if the test passes, "then call the eat method"
  • you don't need to create local variables for "food" and "name" in the eat method
Emily H
Emily H
2,861 Points

Got it, thank you!