r/Python • u/declspecl • 3d ago

Discussion Constructors: __init__, __new__, both, neither?

Hi all, I'm doing some research on what programmers believe is the class constructor in Python. I made a poll here: https://strawpoll.com/05ZdzVzdmn6 and would appreciate all responses, thanks!

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u/M4mb0 2d ago

The constructor in python is the __call__ method of the meta class, which by default calls __new__ and __init__, but can be customized to do something else entirely.