.. _self-cls-assignment:

self-cls-assignment / W0642
===========================

**Message emitted:**

``Invalid assignment to %s in method``

**Description:**

*Invalid assignment to self or cls in instance or class method respectively.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/s/self-cls-assignment/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/s/self-cls-assignment/good.py
   :language: python





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