access-instance-variables.md

Access Instance Variables

You can define instance variables when instantiating a class.

class Person:
    def __init__(self, first_name, last_name):
        self.first_name = first_name
        self.last_name = last_name

    def full_name(self):
        return self.first_name + " " + self.last_name

Then those instance variables can be accessed as properties of that class instances.

me = Person("Josh", "Branchaud")

print(me.first_name) #=> "Josh"
print(me.full_name()) #=> "Josh Branchaud"