On 2014-05-25 09:20, R. Alan Monroe wrote:
can you
guys help explain. super thanks
A class is like a blueprint.
An instance of that class is like a house built from that blueprint.
Think about it. An infinite number of houses could be constructed
using those blueprints. But the architect only had to draw them once.
__init__() is like the "foundation" of each house that is built. In
otherwords, the stuff you do first when construction commences.
Alan
I very much like this analogy but might I suggest a slight modification?
__init__() builds the house, and possibly provides minimum
furnishings[1] (with parameters passed to init;) then your code
(usually using the associated methods) flushes out the furnishings[1]
(and makes use of them) as the needs of your program demand.
[1] 'furnishings' in this analogy are DATA
Does this fit? Comments welcome.
Respectively submitted,
ak
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