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Re: many constructors in a class?

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2013/8/14 climb65 <climb65@laposte.net>

> Hello,
>
> here is a small basic question :
>
> Is it possible to have more than one constructor (__init__ function) in a
> class? For instance, to create an object with 2 different ways? If my
> memory is good, I think that with C++ it is possible.
>
> Thanks for your answer.
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Hello,

You have to use default values in __init__ function, like :
def __init__( self, name = None ):
        self.name_ = name

and afterwards in your code, test variable :
if self.name_:
       do something...

Regards,
Phil.

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many constructors in a class? climb65 <climb65@laposte.net> - 2013-08-14 14:16 +0000
  Re: many constructors in a class? Phil Le Bienheureux <phil.le.bienheureux@gmail.com> - 2013-08-14 16:46 +0200
  Re: many constructors in a class? duncan smith <buzzard@invalid.invalid> - 2013-08-14 16:07 +0100
  Re: many constructors in a class? Beth McNany <beth.mcnany@gmail.com> - 2013-08-14 10:40 -0400
  Re: many constructors in a class? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-08-14 18:40 -0400
  Re: many constructors in a class? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-15 07:23 +0000
    Re: many constructors in a class? Fábio Santos <fabiosantosart@gmail.com> - 2013-08-15 11:09 +0100
    Re: many constructors in a class? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-08-15 09:00 -0400

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