Unable to use self throughout module script even after returning it

[MysteryX2076 (DrMystery)]

So I have a pathfinding script that works perfectly except for one thing that bothers me. I have initialized self keyword in my OOP.new function and returned it, but when I attempt to use self in other functions, it says “unknown global self”.
Here’s are pieces of my script as an example;
The initializing function:

function PaOOP.new(bot)
	local self = setmetatable({}, PaOOP)
	self.bot = bot
	return self
end

And one function where I need to use the self keyword

function PaOOP.TargetPlayer(self)
	local path = pathfindingService:CreatePath()
	local fwaypoints = workspace.Waypoints:GetChildren()
	local player = PaOOP.GetNearestPlayer(self.bot.HumanoidRootPart.Position)
	if player ~= nil then
		path:ComputeAsync(self.bot.HumanoidRootPart.Position,player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position)
		if path.Status == Enum.PathStatus.Success then
			local waypoints = path:GetWaypoints()
			for i, w in pairs(waypoints) do
				self.bot.Humanoid:MoveTo(w.Position)
			end
		else
			self.bot.Humanoid:MoveTo(workspace.SpawnLocation.Position)
		end
	else
		self.bot.Humanoid:MoveTo(fwaypoints[math.random(1,#fwaypoints)].Position)
		self.bot.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()
	end
end

To fix this, I put self as a parameter to these functions, but I’m sure there is a better method.

[Boeufplume6771 (OverDsh)]

You need to use " : " instead of " . " if you want to pass self into your functions

function PaOOP.TargetPlayer(self) --Nope, baddd

function PaOOP:TargetPlayer() --Very good my friend (no need to put self in the function parameters)

[MysteryX2076 (DrMystery)]

Ohhh thanks, because I was using for first time only and I wasn’t very experienced on this

[Boeufplume6771 (OverDsh)]

Np! It gets more and more easier with time dw