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

Posted by narwhalt
narwhalt
6,040 Points

What am I missing?

Getting an AssertionError

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
        return (f'{self.name} eats {self.food}.')

    def check_if_hungry(self):
        if is_hungry == True:
            self.eat()

1 Answer

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

You're missing the "self." prefix before "is_hungry".

Also, you don't need to compare a boolean value against "True", you can just test it directly:

        if self.is_hungry: