Question about Objects - repost with correct email account

[bas68]

I've been hacking visual basic for several years and understand the basic
concepts of OOP. That said, I'm stumped here with the Python Class.

Here is the Class...

class Test:
def __init__(self, something):
self.something = something

def getSomething(self):
return self.something

This is what I get when I test it. Why does <getSomething> not return the
value of <something>? is obvious that <something> has a value. I fear this
is a simple oversight but I've racked my brain for hours looking at online
doc's and examples. Thanks for any help!!

Python 2.3 (#46, Jul 29 2003, 18:54:32) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
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IDLE 1.0 ==== No Subprocess ====

 

[Francis Barnhart]

Because getSomething is a method you need to use:

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[Gerrit Holl]

You aren't calling getSomething. Try: x.getSomething()

yours,
Gerrit.

 

[Thorsten Pferdekämper]

I've been hacking visual basic for several years and understand the basic
concepts of OOP. That said, I'm stumped here with the Python Class.

Here is the Class...

class Test:
def __init__(self, something):
self.something = something

def getSomething(self):
return self.something

This is what I get when I test it. Why does <getSomething> not return the
value of <something>? is obvious that <something> has a value. I fear this
is a simple oversight but I've racked my brain for hours looking at online
doc's and examples. Thanks for any help!!

Python 2.3 (#46, Jul 29 2003, 18:54:32) [MSC v.1200 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
****************************************************************
IDLE 1.0 ==== No Subprocess ====

x = Test("Microsoft Sucks")
x.getSomething

<bound method Test.getSomething of <__main__.Test instance at 0x00C01940>>

x.something 'Microsoft Sucks'

Hi,
getSomething is a callable attribute of class Test (i.e. a method),
so the expression:
x.getSomething
evaluates to the method itself, while
x.getSomething()
calls the method and therefore evaluates to the result of the method.
Regards,
Thorsten