Method returning None

[husksedgier]

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class Employee:     no_of_employees = 0     raise_amount = 1.04       def __init__(self, first, last, pay):         self.first = first         self.last = last         self.pay = pay         self.email = first + '.' + last + '@company.com'       def fullname(self) -> str:         return '{} {}'.format(self.first, self.last)       def apply_raise(self):         self.pay = int(self.pay * self.raise_amount)     Emp1 = Employee('foo', 'bar', 50000)   print(Emp1.apply_raise())

Output:
None

I would like to understand where I am going wrong. I am expecting the output to be 52,000.

[Gribouillis]

I would like to understand where I am going wrong.

All functions without a return statement return None in Python. If you want to return another value, include a return statement.

In your case however, apply_raise() is a "procedure", logically speaking: it does something (apply a raise) but it does not need to return any value. You could perhaps execute the action, then print the employee's pay instead of the result of the function.

[husksedgier]

I would like to understand where I am going wrong.

All functions without a return statement return None in Python. If you want to return another value, include a return statement.

In your case however, apply_raise() is a "procedure", logically speaking: it does something (apply a raise) but it does not need to return any value. You could perhaps execute the action, then print the employee's pay instead of the result of the function.

Thanks a ton for shedding light... I'm still waddling through the Python jungle, barely out of the crib!