On 08Jan2016 00:18, ALAN GAULD <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote:
My only point of difference here, I think, is the definition of a constructor. I consider a constructor to be the creator of object instances, which makes the only default Python constructor the __new__() since the __init__() is only an initializer.
Me too. I was deliberately avoiding the term "constructor", then let myself get sucked into using it just now because you get a new instance of your target class out of the factory function/method. But they are better thought of as wrappers for the class' real constructor.
For this sloppiness, my apologies, Cameron Simpson <c...@zip.com.au> _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
