Using one method's result for another method in the same Class?

[btownboy]

Hey Guys,

I have a question as mentioned in the title. can you use one method's result for another method in the same Class?. I wish to use the result of the area method in the get_amount_inside method. Is there a way to do this? or put the equation for area L*W.

Thanks for your Help!

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class Rectangle:     def __init__(self, width, height):         self.width = width         self.height = height       def get_area(self):         area = self.width * self.height         return area       def get_amount_inside(self, shape):         self.shape = shape         if self.shape == "sq":             num_times = self.area/(self.width * self.width)             return num_times

[bowlofred]

Sure. Normally you'll just use self to call the method. Something like:

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def get_amount_inside(self):     area = self.get_area()     # do more stuff using the area....

get_area() is a method (function), not an attribute. So you need the parenthesis to call it.

[btownboy]

Thanks buddy! appreciate it.

[buran]

Note that you can turn get_area into property using @property decorator.

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class Rectangle:     def __init__(self, width, height):         self.width = width         self.height = height         @property     def area(self):         return self.width * self.height   rect = Rectangle(10, 2) print(rect.area)