Calling a base class variable from an inherited class

[deanhystad]

A subclass needs to call the __init__() method(s) of its superclass(es) to so they can initialize their instance variables. In this case Player.__init__() does not call GenericPlayer.__init__(). Since GenericPlaier.__init__() was never called this code was never executed:

        self.hit = True

self.hit is never assigned, so there is no "hit" attribute in player1.

To call the superclass __init__() you should use the super().__init__(self) as recommended by bowlofred. Sometimes you will see this done using the superclass name explicitly.

class Player(Generic_Player):
    def __init__(self, name):
        GenericPlayer.__init__(self)
        self.name = name