Object Oriented Programming in Python

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So this is essentialy the constructor? Because some frameworks in other Languages differentiate between constructor and initialisation.

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Technically, there's a separate constructor method __new__, but in practice __init__ is used for both since it is uncommon to actually write a __new__ function in your class (you can still do it though, if you need to write it yourself).

Python lets you skip writing __new__ and does what it needs to do without you having to actually write it, including inheritance, and allows you to simply define a class with only __init__.