python class problem

[pythonadict]

I have a problem w python class, I come form java and its so diferent, lets show problem

 

class Client:  #define the class
   
  def __init__(self,name):
    self.name_client=name


if __name__=="__main__": #starting point

coco = raw_input("Name of the client")
coco = Client(coco)
print coco.name_client
print coco

What python prints to me is

Name of the client

# lets say we input Jhon

Jhon
<__main__.Clien te instance at 0x01EEFF58>


What the hell its <__main__.Clien te instance at 0x01EEFF58> ?? I dont undestand why puts that value and not Jhon.

Need help w this please

[bvdet]

Overload repr() to display whatever you want.

>>> class Client:
... 	def __init__(self, name):
... 		self.client_name = name
... 	def __repr__(self):
... 		return self.client_name
... 	
>>> name = raw_input("Enter name")
>>> name
'Bill'
>>> client = Client(name)
>>> client
Bill
>>>

[pythonadict]

Well what I really want is make a class, that when I call it, makes an instance of class Client,

w the name the user inputs w the keyboard like

x=Raw_input("En ter teh name")
>> Bill
then program makes
Bill = Cliente("Bill")
and adds the Client instance name to a list, so I can remember or lsit all theclients

[dwblas]

You are using the same variable for two different things, the name of the client and the class instance.

coco = raw_input("Name of the client")
class_instance = Client(coco)
print class_instance.client_name
print coco

To use a list or dictionary:

class Client:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.client_name = name
        self.a_number = 1

if __name__=="__main__": #starting point
 
    class_instance_list = []
    for name in ["Bill", "Sue", "Tom"]:
        class_instance = Client(name)
        class_instance_list.append(class_instance)

    print len(class_instance_list), "clients added\n"
    for class_instance in class_instance_list:
        print class_instance.client_name, class_instance.a_number