Problem with python class

Hi I am new to Python and as a part of my assignment I have written the following class

import nltk.stem.api

class BanglaStemmer(nltk.stem.api.StemmerI):

    suffixList = ['\xef\xbb\xbf\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbe\xe0\xa6\xae\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb8\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa7\x9f\xe0\xa7\x8b\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbe\xe0\xa6\xae\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb8\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\x9b\n', '\xe0\xa6\xa4\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbe\xe0\xa6\xae\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb8\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9a\xe0\xa7\x8d\xe0\xa6\x9b\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbe\xe0\xa6\xae\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\x开发者_StackOverflow中文版e0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb2\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb8\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9b\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\x9b\n', '\xe0\xa6\xa4\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb8\n', '\xe0\xa6\xa4\xe0\xa6\xbe\xe0\xa6\xae\n', '\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbe\xe0\xa6\xae\n', '\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\xa4\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\xac\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\xe0\xa6\xb8\n', '\xe0\xa7\x81\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa7\x81\xe0\xa6\x95\n', '\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa6\xac\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa6\xb2\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa6\xac\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa6\xa4\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa6\xb2\n', '\xe0\xa6\xa4\n', '\xe0\xa7\x8b\n', '\xe0\xa6\xbf\n', '\xe0\xa7\x87\n', '\xe0\xa7\x8d\n', '\xe0\xa6\x87\n', '\xe0\xa6\xac\n', '\xe0\xa6\xb8\n', '\xe0\xa6\xa8\n', '\xe0\xa6\x95\n', '\xe0\xa6\x93\n', '\xe0\xa7\x9f\n']

    def stem(self,token):
        for suffix in suffixList:
            if token.endswith(suffix):
                return token[:-len(suffix)]

        return token

The problem is that when I try to compile run it by creating an instance and calling the stem() function with a parameter , it says that the suffixList is not defined. Couldn't figure out what's the problem. Is there a different way in which the class variables have to be declared ? please help

for suffix in suffixList:

should be

for suffix in self.suffixList:

Unlike a lot of OOP languages, Python requires you to qualify class members inside the class methods.

You can use BanglaStemmer.suffixList or self.suffixList to access the variable. Plain suffixList would only work on a local (defined in the function) or a global (defined in the module) variable.

In Python, unlike most other languages, you always have to explicitely reference the instance of which you want to access a member (or "attribute" in Python). This instance is always passed as the first parameter to your methods; this is the reason why this first parameter is called self by convention.

suffixList in your case is a class attribute, i.e. it is shared by all instances of the class (unless redefined). So you access it with self.suffixList.