B4 - methods

import random

class Hat:

    houses = ["Gryffindor", "Hufflepuff", "Ravenclaw", "Slytherin"]

    @classmethod
    def sort(cls, name):
        print(name, "is in", random.choice(cls.houses))

Hat.sort("Harry")

• the sort method prints the student's assigned house
• as __init__ is removed, since it need no be instantiated, cls replaces self