# Garfield High School, Helene Martin
# Demonstrates creating of a simple cat class

# By convention, class names start with a capital letter
class Cat:
    # Set default values for state at top
    lives = 9
    hungry = True

    # The __init__ method is called a constructor
    # It is called whenever an object of type Cat is created
    # The self parameter is always necessary when writing methods
    def __init__(self, hungry):
        # set the object's hunger to a value passed in on creation
        self.hungry = hungry

    # The __str__ method is called when objects are printed
    def __str__(self):
        cat = ""
        cat += "  /\\_/\\\n" # Note that the \ character must be escaped!
        cat += " ( o.o )\n"
        cat += "  > ^ < \n"
        cat += "I am a cat of " + str(self.lives) + " lives"
        return cat

    def meow(self):
        print "meow! PURRRRR..."

    def eat(self):
        if(self.hungry):
            self.meow()
            self.hungry = False
        else:
            print "Not hungry!"