TypeError: object () takes no parameters - python

Question

I am new to python and trying to write a program with class and object. Following is my code:

class Animal:
    __name = ""
    __height = 0
    __weight = 0
    __sound = 0

# define a constructor and pass arguments
def __init__(self, name, height, weight, sound):
    self.__name = name
    self.__height = height
    self.__weight = weight
    self.__sound = sound


# set and get functions for name
def set_name(self, name):
    self.__name = name

def get_name(self):
    return self.__name


# set and get functions for height
def set_height(self, height):
    self.__height = height

def get_height(self):
    return str(self.__height)


# set and get functions for weight
def set_weight(self, weight):
    self.__weight = weight


def get_weight(self):
    return str(self.__weight)


# set and get functions for sound
def set_sound(self, sound):
    self.__sound = sound

def get_sound(self):
    return self.__sound


def get_type(self):
    print("Animal")


def toString(self):
    return "{} is {} cm tall and {} kg and say {}".format(self.__name, self.__height, self.__weight, self.__sound)


# create an object call cat of type Animal
cat = Animal('Whiskers', 33, 10, 'Meow')
print(cat.toString())

when I run the program it gives me an error that object takes no parameters. but I have described the parameters in the constructor of the class. Please Help.

Answer 1

Make sure all your functions for Animal are indented properly. They need to be inside of class Animal

Answer 2

As mentioned by the others, the __init__ method needs to be indented inside of class Animal for it to be considered a constructor.

But, be careful after you do this. The way that __name , __height , __weight , and __sound are declared right now, they are static class variables. However, in __init__ (by prefixing self. in front of the variables) you would be re-declaring instance variables with the name variable names.