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| From | Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> |
| Subject | Re: __init__ is the initialiser |
| Date | Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:44:30 -0500 |
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On 1/31/14 3:57 PM, Ethan Furman wrote: > On 01/31/2014 12:48 PM, MRAB wrote: >> On 2014-01-31 19:52, Ned Batchelder wrote: >>> >>> Why can't we call __init__ the constructor and __new__ the allocator? >> >> The advantage of calling it the "initialiser" is that it explains why >> it's called "__init__". > > Hm, yes, good point. Also, __init__ initializes so it is a good > choice. Ignore the names comment in my previous post. These days, when teaching Python, I'd say, "__init__ is an initializer, or constructor." -- Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com
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Re: __init__ is the initialiser Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-01-31 17:44 -0500
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