I have seen the use of __new__ in several answers across the site, especially in things like:
super().__new__(*args)
Whereas I use:
super().__init__(*args)
- Is it similar to
__init__? - Is it even a method?
- Which should a beginner use?
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in short, `__new__` is a constructor where as `__init__` is an initializer (works on an existing objects, that's why you already have `self`). See @Lix 's suggestion. – Reut Sharabani May 03 '15 at 08:47
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@Lix Thanks! That clears it up. – Mutantoe May 03 '15 at 09:07
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@Mutantoe - no problem :) Happy to help! Once you have enough rep points, go ahead and give an upvote to the user who provided the actual answer - this is the best way of showing your appreciation on [so]. – Lix May 03 '15 at 09:09