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| Date | Sat, 1 Feb 2014 09:45:07 +1100 |
| From | Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> |
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On 31Jan2014 12:57, Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> 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.
On this basis, would it suffice to change the opening sentence from:
Called when the instance is created.
to
Called to initialise a new instance immediately after creation.
?
This seems succinct while getting both "initialise" and "new" into
the line, which makes it clear that there is a separate and earlier
"new" step. (Conveniently overridable with __new__ :-)
Cheers,
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Re: __init__ is the initialiser Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2014-02-01 09:45 +1100
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