Using a function within a function

Question

So I have a class with some functions. I want to use a function in another function to calculate the fuelconsumption.

I have the attribute self.consumption, which is calculated within the function Calculate_consumption.

Now I want to write a new function, which is updating the kilometer counter and also calculating if you are driving efficient.

So, I want to calculate the consumption by using the function Claculate_consumption and then see if it is bigger then 8 or not.

Well I tried to just write the function as I have found it here on Stackoverflow: How do you call a function in a function?

But this solution somehow does not work. Maybe somebody can point out my mistake.

class Car:
    def __init__(self, kmDigit):
        self.kmDigit = int(kmDigit)
        self.Max = 8
        self.consumption = 0

    def Claculate_consumption(self, Liter, km):
        self.consumption += (Liter/km)*100
        return round(self.consumption, 2)

    def Refuel(self,Liter, km):
        self.kmDigit += km
        print self.kmDigit
        a = Claculate_consumption(Liter, km)

        if a > self.Max:
            b = self.consumption - self.Max
            print 'Your fuel consumption is too high!'
        else:
            print 'Nice!'

I am getting a **NameError** in line 14, because Calculate_consumption is somehow a global name.

Answer 1

You have to write: a = self.Claculate_consumption(Liter, km) because your program does not know where to look for this method. Self says that this method is in the same class in which you call the method

self : self represents the instance of the class. By using the "self" keyword we can access the attributes and methods of the class in python. https://micropyramid.com/blog/understand-self-and-init-method-in-python-class/