Method hidden by an attribute PYL-E0202
Bug risk
Critical
a year ago
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a year old
An attribute defined in menu line 28 hides this method
81 else: # this is the first time we're posting this menu
82 await self.ctx.interaction.response.send_message(embed=embed, view=self, ephemeral=self.whisper)
83
84 async def on_timeout(self): 85 self.stopped = True
86 self.refresh_button_state()
87 await self.refresh_response_message()
Description
When a method has the same name as an attribute (defined in the ancestor class or the same class), the attribute takes precedence and hides the method. Python will throw an error when the method is called.
Bad practice
class Example:
def __init__(self, pie="Apple"):
self.pie = pie
def pie(self):
...
Here, if the class is instantiated with a value for pie, the method pie would be hidden.
So, a function call like this: Example("apple").pie() will raise a run time error — TypeError: 'str' object is not callable.
It is recommended to have different names for attributes and methods.
Recommended
class Example:
def __init__(self, pie="Apple"):
self.pie = pie
def make_pie(self): # No longer shadowed by self.pie
...