Converting objects to strings error

Question

class Animal:
    def __init__(self, name, type):
        self.name = name
        self.type = type
    def __add__(self, other):
        return Animal(self.name + "-" + other.name, self.type + "/" + other.type)

dog = Animal( "Dog", "Canine")
lizard = Animal("Lizard", "Reptile")
lion = Animal("Lion", "Feline")
....
hybrid = input () + lizard

print("Hybrid:", hybrid.name)
print("Type:", hybrid.type)

Output:
TypeError: can't convert 'Animal' object to str implicitly .

Can anyone help with this?

Answer 1

You are trying to add two different types: a string from input() and an object of Animal class.

You should define the Animal class' __str__ magic method to explain to Python how to act on converting Animal objects to strings (what exact value to take into consideration).