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jc22920
jc22920

Reputation: 398

Self attribute not working python

I am trying to create a simple object-oriented pong game. I have a Player object and one method (create_paddle). When I create an instance of Player and call the create_paddle method it gives me the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\jerem\Documents\python_programs\pong.py", line 30, in   <module>
    player1.create_paddle(30, 180, 15, 120)
TypeError: create_paddle() missing 1 required positional argument: 'h'

Program:

class Player:

    def create_paddle(self, x, y, w, h):
        pygame.draw.rect(surface, white, (x, y, w, h))

player1 = Player
player1.create_paddle(30, 180, 15, 120)

I have looked up the error and no other posts helped. Any help is appreciated! Thanks, JC

Upvotes: 0

Views: 7760

Answers (1)

danidee
danidee

Reputation: 9624

You're missing parentheses when creating the object:

player1 = Player()

Which means you're just assigning player1 to Player and trying to call your method like a static method....so self isn't getting passed for you.

player1.create_paddle(player1, 30, 180, 15, 120)

That is what python does for you behind the scenes.

Upvotes: 8

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