---
id: 5e444147903586ffb414c94f
title: Build a Polygon Area Calculator Project
challengeType: 23
saveSubmissionToDB: true
forumTopicId: 462363
dashedName: build-a-polygon-area-calculator-project
---

# --description--

In this project you will use object oriented programming to create a `Rectangle` class and a `Square` class. The `Square` class should be a subclass of `Rectangle`, and inherit its methods and attributes.

## Rectangle class

When a Rectangle object is created, it should be initialized with `width` and `height` attributes. The class should also contain the following methods:

- `set_width`
- `set_height`
- `get_area`: Returns area (`width * height`)
- `get_perimeter`: Returns perimeter (`2 * width + 2 * height`)
- `get_diagonal`: Returns diagonal (`(width ** 2 + height ** 2) ** .5`)
- `get_picture`: Returns a string that represents the shape using lines of '\*'. The number of lines should be equal to the height and the number of '\*' in each line should be equal to the width. There should be a new line (`\n`) at the end of each line. If the width or height is larger than 50, this should return the string: `'Too big for picture.'`.
- `get_amount_inside`: Takes another shape (square or rectangle) as an argument. Returns the number of times the passed in shape could fit inside the shape (with no rotations). For instance, a rectangle with a width of 4 and a height of 8 could fit in two squares with sides of 4.

Additionally, if an instance of a `Rectangle` is represented as a string, it should look like: `'Rectangle(width=5, height=10)'`.

## Square class

The `Square` class should be a subclass of `Rectangle`. When a `Square` object is created, a single side length is passed in. The `__init__` method should store the side length in both the `width` and `height` attributes from the `Rectangle` class.

The `Square` class should be able to access the `Rectangle` class methods but should also contain a `set_side` method. If an instance of a `Square` is represented as a string, it should look like: `'Square(side=9)'`.

Additionally, the `set_width` and `set_height` methods on the `Square` class should set both the width and height.

## Usage example

```py
rect = Rectangle(10, 5)
print(rect.get_area())
rect.set_height(3)
print(rect.get_perimeter())
print(rect)
print(rect.get_picture())

sq = Square(9)
print(sq.get_area())
sq.set_side(4)
print(sq.get_diagonal())
print(sq)
print(sq.get_picture())

rect.set_height(8)
rect.set_width(16)
print(rect.get_amount_inside(sq))
```

That code should return:

```bash
50
26
Rectangle(width=10, height=3)
**********
**********
**********

81
5.656854249492381
Square(side=4)
****
****
****
****

8
```

Note: open the browser console with F12 to see a more verbose output of the tests.

# --hints--

The `Square` class should be a subclass of the `Rectangle` class.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    
    def test_subclass(self):
        actual = issubclass(shape_calculator.Square, shape_calculator.Rectangle)
        expected = True
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected Square class to be a subclass of the Rectangle class.')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

The `Square` class should be a distinct class from the `Rectangle` class.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None    
    
    def test_distinct_classes(self):
        actual = shape_calculator.Square is not shape_calculator.Rectangle
        expected = True
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected Square class to be a distinct class from the Rectangle class.')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

A square object should be an instance of the `Square` class and the `Rectangle` class.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.sq = shape_calculator.Square(5)
    
    def test_square_is_square_and_rectangle(self):
        actual = isinstance(self.sq, shape_calculator.Square) and isinstance(self.sq, shape_calculator.Rectangle)
        expected = True
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected square object to be an instance of the Square class and the Rectangle class.')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

The string representation of `Rectangle(3, 6)` should be `'Rectangle(width=3, height=6)'`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)
    
    def test_rectangle_string(self):
        actual = str(self.rect)
        expected = "Rectangle(width=3, height=6)"
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected string representation of rectangle to be "Rectangle(width=3, height=6)"')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

The string representation of `Square(5)` should be `'Square(side=5)'`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.sq = shape_calculator.Square(5)
    
    def test_square_string(self):
        actual = str(self.sq)
        expected = "Square(side=5)"
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected string representation of square to be "Square(side=5)"')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

`Rectangle(3, 6).get_area()` should return `18`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)
    
    def test_area(self):
        actual = self.rect.get_area()
        expected = 18
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected area of rectangle to be 18')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

`Square(5).get_area()` should return `25`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.sq = shape_calculator.Square(5)
    
    def test_area(self):        
        actual = self.sq.get_area()
        expected = 25
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected area of square to be 25')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

`Rectangle(3, 6).get_perimeter()` should return `18`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)
    
    def test_perimeter(self):
        actual = self.rect.get_perimeter()
        expected = 18
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected perimeter of rectangle to be 18')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

`Square(5).get_perimeter()` should return `20`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.sq = shape_calculator.Square(5)
    
    def test_perimeter(self):
        actual = self.sq.get_perimeter()
        expected = 20
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected perimeter of square to be 20')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

`Rectangle(3, 6).get_diagonal()` should return `6.708203932499369`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)
    
    def test_diagonal(self):
        actual = self.rect.get_diagonal()
        expected = 6.708203932499369
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected diagonal of rectangle to be 6.708203932499369')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

`Square(5).get_diagonal()` should return `7.0710678118654755`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.sq = shape_calculator.Square(5)
    
    def test_diagonal(self):
        actual = self.sq.get_diagonal()
        expected = 7.0710678118654755
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected diagonal of square to be 7.0710678118654755')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

An instance of the `Rectangle` class should have a different string representation after setting new values.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)        
    
    def test_set_attributes(self):
        self.rect.set_width(7)
        self.rect.set_height(8)        
        actual = str(self.rect)
        expected = "Rectangle(width=7, height=8)"
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected string representation of rectangle after setting new values to be "Rectangle(width=7, height=8)"')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

An instance of the `Square` class should have a different string representation after setting new values by using `.set_side()`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.sq = shape_calculator.Square(5)
    
    def test_set_attributes(self):        
        self.sq.set_side(2)        
        actual = str(self.sq)
        expected = "Square(side=2)"
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected string representation of square after setting new values to be "Square(side=2)"')   
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

An instance of the `Square` class should have a different string representation after setting new values by using `.set_width()` or `set_height()`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.sq = shape_calculator.Square(5)
    
    def test_set_attributes(self):        
        self.sq.set_height(2)        
        actual = str(self.sq)
        expected = "Square(side=2)"
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected string representation of square after setting new values to be "Square(side=2)"')
        self.sq.set_width(4)
        actual = str(self.sq)
        expected = "Square(side=4)"
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected string representation of square after setting width to be "Square(side=4)"')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

The `.get_picture()` method should return a different string representation of a `Rectangle` instance.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)
    
    def test_rectangle_picture(self):
        self.rect.set_width(7)
        self.rect.set_height(3)
        actual = self.rect.get_picture()
        expected = "*******\\n*******\\n*******\\n"
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected rectangle picture to be different.')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

The `.get_picture()` method should return a different string representation of a `Square` instance.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.sq = shape_calculator.Square(5)
    
    def test_square_picture(self):
        self.sq.set_side(2)
        actual = self.sq.get_picture()
        expected = "**\\n**\\n"
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected square picture to be different.')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

The `.get_picture()` method should return the string `'Too big for picture.'` if the `width` or `height` attributes are larger than `50`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)
    
    def test_big_picture(self):
        self.rect.set_width(51)
        self.rect.set_height(3)
        actual = self.rect.get_picture()
        expected = "Too big for picture."
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected message: "Too big for picture."')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

`Rectangle(15,10).get_amount_inside(Square(5))` should return `6`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)
        self.sq = shape_calculator.Square(5)
    
    def test_get_amount_inside(self):
        self.rect.set_height(10)
        self.rect.set_width(15)
        actual = self.rect.get_amount_inside(self.sq)
        expected = 6
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected "get_amount_inside" to return 6.')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

`Rectangle(4,8).get_amount_inside(Rectangle(3, 6))` should return `1`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)
    
    def test_get_amount_inside_two_rectangles(self):
        rect2 = shape_calculator.Rectangle(4, 8)
        actual = rect2.get_amount_inside(self.rect)
        expected = 1
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected "get_amount_inside" to return 1.')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

`Rectangle(2,3).get_amount_inside(Rectangle(3, 6))` should return `0`.

```js
({
  test: () => {
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/shape_calculator.py', code);
    pyodide.FS.writeFile('/home/pyodide/test_module.py',`
import unittest
import shape_calculator
from importlib import reload
reload(shape_calculator)
class UnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
    maxDiff = None
    def setUp(self):
        self.rect = shape_calculator.Rectangle(3, 6)
    
    def test_get_amount_inside_none(self):
        rect2 = shape_calculator.Rectangle(2, 3)
        actual = rect2.get_amount_inside(self.rect)
        expected = 0
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected, 'Expected "get_amount_inside" to return 0.')    
`);
    const testCode = `
from unittest import main
from importlib import reload
import test_module
reload(test_module)
t = main(module='test_module', exit=False)
t.result.wasSuccessful()
`;
    const out = runPython(testCode);
    assert(out);
  }
})
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```py
class Rectangle:
    pass

class Square:
    pass
```

# --solutions--

```py
class Rectangle:
    def __init__(self, width, height):
        self.width = width
        self.height = height

    def __str__(self):
        return f'Rectangle(width={self.width}, height={self.height})'

    def set_width(self, width):
        self.width = width
    
    def set_height(self, height):
        self.height = height

    def get_area(self):
        area = self.width * self.height
        return area

    def get_perimeter(self):
        perimeter = self.width * 2 + self.height * 2
        return perimeter
    
    def get_diagonal(self):
        diagonal = (self.width ** 2 + self.height ** 2) ** 0.5        
        return diagonal
    
    def get_picture(self):
        if self.width < 50 and self.height < 50:
            picture = f'{"*"*self.width}\n'*self.height            
            return picture
        else:            
            return 'Too big for picture.'
    
    def get_amount_inside(self, polygon):
        h_number = self.height // polygon.height
        w_number = self.width // polygon.width
        repetition = h_number * w_number        
        return repetition
        

class Square(Rectangle):
    def __init__(self, side):
        self.width = side
        self.height = side

    def __str__(self):
        return f'Square(side={self.width})'
    
    def set_width(self, side):
        self.width = side
        self.height = side
    
    def set_height(self, side):
        self.height = side
        self.width = side
    
    def set_side(self,side):
        self.width = side
        self.height = side

```
