diff --git a/lectures/python_oop.md b/lectures/python_oop.md
index 68c439a9..14d4403f 100644
--- a/lectures/python_oop.md
+++ b/lectures/python_oop.md
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ In our example, an *instance* will be the name of  particular *person* whose *in
 
 In our example, two functions `earn` and `spend` can be applied to the current instance data.
 
-Taken together,  the instance data and functions  are called *methods*.
+Taken together,  the instance data and functions  are called *attributes*.
 
 These can be readily accessed in ways that we shall describe now.
 
@@ -894,4 +894,4 @@ class Polynomial:
 ```
 
 ```{solution-end}
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```