call a function of a class within the class in python code example

Example 1: python call function in class

#------------------------------------
#CLASS
#------------------------------------
class Student:
  def __init__(self):
    self.name = None
    
  def set_name(self, word):
    self.name = word
    return self.get_name()
    
  def get_name(self):
    return self.name
  
#------------------------------------
# USAGE:
#------------------------------------

a = Student()
print(a.set_name("Hello"))

Example 2: how to create a class inside a function in python

def create_class():
  class Person:
    def __init__(self, name, age):
      self.name = name
      self.age = age
      
  # returns the class NOT an instance of the class
  # instance would be Person()
  return Person

my_class = create_class()
person1 = my_class("John", 24)

print(f'{person1.name} is {person1.age} years old.')