Author Topic: I have half broken Python Code (Read 2836 times)

Jonius7 · « **on:** October 09, 2013, 01:43:46 am »

Here is the current state of my half broken python code for a uni assignment. I am having the most worries/errors about trying to call variables between classes.
Thinking possibly to change
class MazeApp(Frame):

class MazeApp(Object):
so I can call objects, but it's giving me errors such as:

TypeError: unbound method get_size() must be called with Maze instance as first argument (got nothing instead)
TypeError: unbound method make_maze() must be called with MazeGenerator instance as first argument (got str instance instead)

I don't know what to expect.

There is a assign2.py file which is the main code, and mazegenerator.py which is support code given (not to be changed). My work is in the assign2.py file.

TravisE · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2013, 02:55:19 am »

Edit: Actually, the exception to the below is when you're subclassing another class and call the parent class's method. I just realized you mentioned changing MazeApp to subclass object instead of Frame. This won't work if you are trying to extend/call Frame's methods, because they are no longer available if you're not basing the new class on it.

I don't understand exactly why you want to change it to "class MazeApp(object)", though. This is only necessary (in Python 2) when creating a parent class. Frame most likely eventually subclasses object at some point, so this is unnecessary.

Or, are you referring to trying to subclass a class called 'Object', rather than the built-in class 'object'?

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Jonius7 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2013, 06:03:37 pm »

Maze __init__ requires 2 arguments (self, string)
and say for instance I wanted to call _get_size() from Maze class in a method of MazeApp class
I've tried Maze._get_size(), Maze()._get_size() but Maze requires 2 arguments (including self), and I can't get that to work.

I don't want to call Maze __init__, I want to call Maze._get_size() but it requires having Maze __init__ anyway.
No self won't work since self will just reference the MazeApp class.

If Maze __init__ was just 1 argument (self), then I could call any method of Maze with Maze().[methodname]()

TravisE · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2013, 08:52:11 pm »

If you're subclassing Maze, then calling Maze._get_size(self, string) from a MazeApp method should be correct. The self in this case does refer to the MazeApp instance, but this is how it works in Python.

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