[Tutor] Student Class

[Ashley Fowler]

so far i have:

class Student:
    def __init__(self, first_name, last_name, numCredits, gpa):
        self.first_name = first_name
        self.last_name = last_name
        self.numCredits = numCredits
        self.gpa = gpa

        def getFirstname(self):
            return self.first_name

        def getLastname(self):
            return self.last_name

        def getNumCredits(self):
            return self.numCredits

        def getGpa(self):
            return self.gpa

        def setFirstname(self, first_name):
            self.first_name = first

        def setLastname(self, last_name):
            self.last_name = last

        def setNumcredits(self, numCredits):
            self.NumCredits = credit

        def setGpa(self, gpa):
            self.gpa = gpa

        def __str__(self):
            return (self.first_name, self.last_name, self.numCredits, self.gpa)
        
        
    
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From: Tutor [tutor-bounces+afowler2=broncos.uncfsu.edu at python.org] on behalf of Alan Gauld [alan.gauld at btinternet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 11:39 PM
To: tutor at python.org
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Student Class

On 05/09/12 23:10, Ashley Fowler wrote:
> I need help creating a student class.

We don't do your homework for you we will only offer hints. So you need
to show us what you are trying and we will try to steer you to something
better.

> class with there first name, last name, credits
> and gpa. Can anybody help me get started? Below is what needs to be
> included. For number one, is the variables
> suppose to be parameters?

Normally yes, you'd make those variables the input parameters to the
__init__() method.

> 1. four instance variables: firstName (a string), lastName (a string),
> numCredits (an integer), gpa (a float);

These would normally be defined inside __init__()

> 2. an accessor method for each instance variable;
> 3. a mutator method for each instance variable;

This is not good Python practice. It smells like Java...
In python it's customary to access attributes directly.
If you really want to use access methods then you
should create a 'property'

> 4. an __init__ method that sets all the instance variables to values
> provided by the user;
> 5. a __str__ method that returns a string that contains all the data
> of the object in the order: firstName, lastName, numCredits, gpa.

These are fairly standard.


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