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python-3.xclassmethods
user3525290
user3525290

Reputation: 1617

Python script is returning function not defined error

I am writing a python class and trying to call a function from another function in the class but I am running into an error.NameError: name 'bobfunction' is not defined. My call to the class works, even the call to method/function job works. When job tries to call bobfunction I get the error message. removing the call to bobfunction works. So how do I call the bobfunction from the job function?

class stuff():
    def __init__(self):
        #setup stuff

     def bobfunction(self,junk):
         print("should work")
         return ''

      def job(self,data):
          bobfunction('test data')
          return 'other junk'

Upvotes: 0

Views: 228

Answers (2)

Cof. Cof.
Cof. Cof.

Reputation: 11

You should try to run it with stuff.bobfunction(self,"test data") Because bobfunction was situated in class stuff, you need to write class' name before function's name. Self in parentheses must send the name of self.

Upvotes: 0

atakanyenel
atakanyenel

Reputation: 1375

Run it with self.bobfunction("test data")

Python uses the keyword self to refer to class methods and variables of the same class. It is similar to this keyword in other languages. (Not the same though) . If you end up defining a variable in your __init__ function , you can also use it with self.variable_name in other functions.

Upvotes: 2

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