Python method call from class to class

Question

I'm learning Python and I'm getting confused with syntax for calls from one class to another. I did a lot of search, but couldn't make any answer to work. I always get variations like:

TypeError: __init__() takes exactly 3 arguments (1 given)

Help much appreciated

import random
class Position(object):
    '''
    Initializes a position
    '''
    def __init__(self, x, y):
        self.x = x
        self.y = y

    def getX(self):
        return self.x

    def getY(self):
        return self.y

class RectangularRoom(object):
    '''
    Limits for valid positions
    '''
    def __init__(self, width, height):
        self.width = width
        self.height = height

    def getRandomPosition(self):
        '''
        Return a random position
        inside the limits
        '''        
        rX = random.randrange(0, self.width)
        rY = random.randrange(0, self.height)

        pos = Position(self, rX, rY)
        # how do I instantiate Position with rX, rY?

room = RectangularRoom()
room.getRandomPosition()

Gareth Latty · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-06 17:32:32Z

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You don't need to pass self - that is the newly created instance, and is automatically given by Python.

pos = Position(rX, rY)

Note that the error here is happening on this line, however:

room = RectangularRoom()

The issue on this line is you are not giving width or height.

answered Apr 6, 2013 at 17:32

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Pedro Gonzalez Over a year ago

Thanks, it helped a lot. Still fightin´to understand classes!

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:13:01Z

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Maybe the answers to these previous questions help you understand why python decided to add that explicit special first parameter on methods:

The error message may be a little cryptic but once you have seen it once or twice you know what to check:

Did you forgot to define a self/cls first argument on the method?
Are you passing all the required method arguments? (first one doesn't count)

Those expecting/given numbers help a lot.

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:13

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answered Apr 6, 2013 at 19:05

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