Comments Panel Extension Function NameError: self is not defined

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I am defining the insertNote extension function for a Comments Panel, Ignition 7.9.7, and I am having trouble using the ‘self’ reference.

The Comments Panel is in a template, and the problem is occurring while testing in the template design window. I have enabled the insertNote extenstion function and have the following code:

name = self.name
print name

I get the following error:

  File "<extension-method insertNote>", line 15, in <module>
NameError: name 'self' is not defined

Update: None of the method’s arguments are available to me (self, note, filename, sticky)

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Sound like you didn’t indent your code properly.

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You are correct! Working with the “”" section of code threw off my perception a bit. Having the large block of text between the def and my code made me miss the indentation.

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if this is the only code in the script:

name = self.name
print name

how is is not indented correctly?

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It needs to be indented to the def of the function, where self is defined. for example:

def insertNote(self, note, filename, sticky):
	name = self.name
	print name