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Re: __init__ is the initialiser

From Roy Smith <roy@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: __init__ is the initialiser
Date 2014-01-31 20:53 -0500
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <roy-7CBA81.20534231012014@news.panix.com> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <858utviwgs.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <lchce7$44q$1@ger.gmane.org> <mailman.6233.1391214984.18130.python-list@python.org> <roy-EDB0E1.20104631012014@news.panix.com> <mailman.6238.1391218886.18130.python-list@python.org>

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In article <mailman.6238.1391218886.18130.python-list@python.org>,
 MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:

> You could argue that construction is not complete until the instance
> has been initialised. In the case of C++, all you have is the
> initialiser, so doesn't really matter, but Python has __new__ and
> __init__, so it _does_ matter.

C++ has operator new (which you can override) and the constructor.

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Re: __init__ is the initialiser Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-01-31 16:13 -0800
  Re: __init__ is the initialiser Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-31 20:10 -0500
    Re: __init__ is the initialiser MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-02-01 01:41 +0000
      Re: __init__ is the initialiser Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-31 20:53 -0500
    Re: __init__ is the initialiser Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-01-31 18:35 -0800
    Dunder [was Re: __init__ is the initialiser] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-01 02:52 +0000
      Re: Dunder [was Re: __init__ is the initialiser] MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-02-01 03:04 +0000
      Re: Dunder [was Re: __init__ is the initialiser] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-01 15:05 +1100
        Re: Dunder [was Re: __init__ is the initialiser] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-02-01 05:53 +0000

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