On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 01:00:18PM +0530, Reuben wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Following is my code:
> #############################################
> class Animal():
>
> flag = True
> print flag
This "flag" is a class attribute, which means it is shared by all
instances. Every Animal will see the same flag. (Unless you set a new
one on the individual animal.)
> def __init__(self,name):
> self.name = name
> print self.name
This "name" is an instance attribute, which means it is not shared.
> def walk(self):
> print "I am walking"
>
>
> if __name__ == '__main__':
> test = Animal('boxer')
> test.flag = False
> test.walk()
The line test.flag creates a new instance attribute on that specific
Animal, which shadows (hides) the class attribute.
> My question is:
> ____________
>
> 1)Inside the Animal class(), How can I set the variable 'flag' to FALSE?
The same way you set it to true, only use False instead.
class Animal():
flag = False
If you want it specific to the individual instead of shared, put it
inside the __init__ method, using self:
class Animal():
def __init__(self,name):
self.name = name
self.flag = False
--
Steven
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