Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> writes:
> Creating the class runs all the code in the class block, including
> function definitions, assignments, and in this case, a print call.
>
> Classes are not declarations. They are executable code.
Demo:
In [26]: class first():
... print("From first")
... def second():
... print("From second")
>From first
You see, the print "From first" occurs at class definition time.
In [27]: first()
Out[27]: <__main__.first at 0x10275f880>
Calling the class (i.e. creating an instance) doesn't print anything,
because the print statement is not part of the class __init__ code.
In [28]: first.second()
>From second
That's expected.
In [29]: first.second()
>From second
Again.
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