BarryJOgorman wrote:
> Working through Lutz's 'Learning Python'
>
> Trying to run the following code (from file person.py - see below):
>
> The file is held in Python31.
>
> at the Python31 prompt am entering ''person.py'
>
> Getting the following error:
> Traceback (most recent call last)
> File "C:python31\person.py", line 9, in (module)
> bob=Person('Bob Smith', job='barman', pay =34000)
> TypeError: object._new_() takes no parameters
In the future, please cut and paste the traceback -- don't retype. You may
introduce errors that obscure the actual problem.
> #Add incremental self test code
>
> class Person:
> def _init_(self, name, job=None, pay=0):
__init__() like all "special" method needs two leading and two trailing
underscores, not one.
> self.name = name
> self.job = job
> self.pay = pay
>
> bob = Person('Bob Smith', job='barman', pay = 34000)
> sue = Person('Sue Jones', job='dev', pay=100000)
> print(bob.name, bob.pay)
> print(sue.name, sue.pay)
Peter
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