I cannot use functions and search for class attribute of an object

Question

I’m not being able to call the attributes of the objects I create by the create_character function or activate the functions belonging to the class. I think when I try to assign the object in the characterList list it is losing some properties because I can’t even call . name it. someone could help me to see what is wrong or missing?

from dataclasses import dataclass,fields,MISSING




characterList = [""]

@dataclass
class character:
    name : str
    genre : str
    race : str
    health : int = 0
    recoveryRate : int = 0
    strength : int = 0
    agility : int = 0
    intellect : int = 0
    will : int = 0
    perception : int = 0
    defense : int = 0
    size : int = 0
    movement : int = 0
    level : int = 0
    power : int = 0
    damage : int = 0
    insanity : int = 0
    corruption : int = 0


    def updateByRace(self):
        if self.race == "human":
            self.strength = 10
            self.agility = 10
            self.intellect = 10
            self.will = 10

            self.perception = self.intellect
            self.defens = self.agility
            self.health = self.strength
            self.recoveryRate = (self.health)/4
            self.size = 1
            self.movement = 10


    def __str__(self):
        return(
            'Character Sheet: \n\n'
            f'Name : {self.name} | '
            f'Genre : {self.genre} | '
            f'Race : {self.race} \n'
            f'Level : {self.level} |'
            f'Power : {self.power} \n'
            f'Damage : {self.damage} |'
            f'Health : {self.health} | '
            f'recoveryRate : {self.recoveryRate} \n'
            f'STR : {self.strength} | '
            f'INT : {self.intellect} | '
            f'AGI : {self.agility} | '
            f'Will : {self.will} \n'
            f'Perception : {self.perception} | '
            f'Defense : {self.defense} | '
            f'Movement : {self.movement} | \n'
            f'Size : {self.size} | '
            f'Insanity : {self.insanity} | '
            f'Corruption : {self.corruption} \n'

        )






def create_character():
    print('New character:')
    global chacterList
    info = {}
    s = True
    while s:
        for field in fields(character):
            if field.default == MISSING:
                value = input(f'{field.name}: ')
                info[field.name] = field.type(value)

        characterList.append(character)
        x = input("do you want to add a new character? [y/n]: ")
        if  x != "y" :
            s = False



create_character()
print(characterList)
print(characterList[1].name)

Answer 1

The prblema is that in your code, at no point do you create a new object from class character - You gather information from the fields in a dictionary called info, and ignore this questionnaire, and your list you add the class itself, not objects of that class

Modify the section below:

  while s:
        for field in fields(character):
            if field.default == MISSING:
                value = input(f'{field.name}: ')
                info[field.name] = field.type(value)

        characterList.append(character)
        x = input("do you want to add a new character? [y/n]: ")
        if  x != "y" :
            s = False

For this - which includes the creation of a new instance of character:

  while s:
        info = {} 
        for field in fields(character):
            if field.default == MISSING:
                value = input(f'{field.name}: ')
                info[field.name] = field.type(value)

        new_character = character(**info)

        characterList.append(new_character)
        x = input("do you want to add a new character? [y/n]: ")
        if  x != "y" :
            s = False