# stock.py

class Stock(object):
    '''
    An instance of a stock holding consisting of name, shares, and price.
    '''
    def __init__(self, name, shares, price):
        self.name   = name
        self.shares = shares
        self.price  = price

    def cost(self):
        '''
        Return the cost as shares*price
        '''
        return self.shares * self.price

    def sell(self, nshares):
        '''
        Sell a number of shares
        '''
        self.shares -= nshares