On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:45 +0100, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: > Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Hrvoje Niksic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> Wildemar Wildenburger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> > __init__() /initializes/ an instance (automatically after creation). >>> > It is called, /after/ the instance has been constructed >>> >>> I don't understand the purpose of this "correction". After all, >>> __init__ *is* the closest equivalent to what other languages would >>> call a constructor. >> >> No. That would be '__new__', which actually constructs the instance, > > That's not what other OO languages (C++, Java) actually call a > constructor, so your correction is misplaced. My other posts in this > thread have expanded on this.
How fortunate that Python isn't one of those other OO languages, otherwise it might cause a bit of confusion. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
