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__.Cliente instance at 0x01EEFF58>


What the hell its <__main__.Cliente 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("Enter 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