Budget App Help with the outer function (create a chart)

[eneko.cubillas]

Hello everyone,

Here is the link to my replit :

boilerplate-budget-app-10 - Replit[https://replit.com/@EnekoCUBILLAS1/boilerplate-budget-app-10#budget.py]

So this question is going to sound pretty damn stupid but it’s been a few months since I’ve coded so I am a little rough on the edges. I have to get into a good rythm

I have been doing the Budget App challenge and I am at the stage of creating the chart. I have a huge doubt and I think that once I have that doubt resolved I can continue on.

How can we access a class from an outer function is basically my main question?

Let me explain

Here is my code so far:

class Category:

  def __init__(self, category, ledger = None, balance = 0): 
    if ledger is None:
      ledger = []
    self.category = category
    self.ledger = ledger
    self.balance = balance

  def __str__(self):
    output = self.category.center(30,"*") + "\n"
    total = 0
    for dictionnary in self.ledger:
      desc_length = 30 - len(dictionnary["description"][:23])
      floated = dictionnary["amount"]
      total += dictionnary["amount"]
      output += dictionnary["description"][:23] + "{:.2f}".format(floated).rjust(desc_length) + "\n"
    output += "Total: " + str(total)
    return output

  def deposit(self, amount, description = ""):
    self.balance += amount
    self.ledger.append({"amount": amount, "description": description})

  def withdraw(self, amount, description = ""):
    if amount > self.balance:
      return False
    else:
      self.ledger.append({"amount": + amount*-1, "description": description})
      self.balance -= amount
      return True

  def get_balance(self):
    return self.balance

  def transfer(self, amount, category):
    if amount > self.balance:
      return False
    else:
      self.ledger.append({"amount": + amount*-1, "description": "Transfer to " + category.category})
      self.balance -= amount
      category.ledger.append({"amount": amount, "description": "Transfer from " + self.category})
      category.balance += amount
      return True

  def check_funds(self, amount):
    if amount > self.balance:
      return False
    else:
      return True
      
def create_spend_chart(categories):
  for category in categories:
    for name in category.

What I want to do is go over the list provided in categories and from the names in that list, reach for the info in the class.

As an example, “food” is present in the list. I want to access that class and more precisely all the withdrawals, add them etc…

Thanks for the help and I know the stupidity of this question

[Jagaya]

Please provide a link to the challenge and/or your code.
Generally speaking, “categories” cannot be names, it has to be the variables referencing the actual objects:

food = Category("food")
cloth = Category("clothing")
categories = [food, cloth]

So you can use categories[0] as if it was the food-object itself and access all it’s methods and content.