Styjun

I'm working on a simplified sorting hat chatbot and using threading to handle the timing between inputs. However, when I pass l (a list) to create a thread, the type of l is now sorting_hat, so it doesn't have an attribute "append." How do I keep l a list object in input_thread?

side note: this is not a homework project. I'm a student who's working on this as a side project to teach a CS outreach class to high schoolers to increase interest in computer science. All help would be appreciated!

class sorting_hat:
 def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 self.gryffindor = 0
 self.ravenclaw = 0
 self.hufflepuff = 0
 self.slytherin = 0
 self.start = 0
 self.name = ""
 self.sort()

 def sort(self):
 print("Oh, you may not think I’m pretty,n" +
 "But don’t judge on what you see,n" +
 "I’ll eat myself if you can findn" +
 "A smarter hat than me.n" +
 "There’s nothing hidden in your headn" +
 "The Sorting Hat can’t see,n" +
 "So try me on and I will tell youn" +
 "Where you ought to be.n")
 time.sleep(1.5)
 self.prompt_init_response()

 def prompt_init_response(self):
 self.start = time.time()
 l = []
 t = threading.Thread(group=None, target=self.input_thread, args=(l,))
 t.start()
 flag10 = False
 flag25 = False
 while 1:
 if l:
 self.name = l[0]
 break
 elapsed = time.time() - self.start
 if elapsed > 10 and flag10 is False:
 flag10 = True
 print("Well, well, well...")
 print("Are you gonna just sit there or are you gonna introduce yourself? Name?")
 elif elapsed > 25 and flag25 is False:
 flag25 = True
 print("I'll just doze off then until you give me your name... Zzzzz")


 def input_thread(l, *args):
 print(type(l))
 name = input("Oh! A new student! What's your name?")
 l.append(name)