Syntax error in def a class

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I am a newbie to python, learning classes and objects.
It is giving me a syntax error like this for code i have written

def__init__(self, n, p, i):

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

What I have tried:

Python

class Person:
    def__init__(self, n, p, i):
    self.name = n
    self.peronality = p
    self.is_sitting = i 
    
    def sitdown(self):
        self.is_sitting = True
        
    def stand_up(self):
        self.is sitting = False

Posted 21-Apr-20 21:47pm

Dhathresh Patnam

Updated 21-Apr-20 21:55pm

Thomas Daniels

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Thomas Daniels · Answer 1 · 2020-04-21T21:55:00

Solution 1

You are missing a space between def and __init__. Also, you need to fix the indentation of your __init__ block.

Posted 21-Apr-20 21:55pm

Thomas Daniels

Richard MacCutchan · Answer 2 · 2020-04-21T21:56:00

Solution 2

You are missing the space(s) between the keyword def and the function name __init__. It should be:

Python

def __init__(self, n, p, i):

Lots more help at The Python Tutorial — Python 3.7.7 documentation[^].

Posted 21-Apr-20 21:56pm

Richard MacCutchan

Updated 21-Apr-20 21:57pm

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