Aug 29, 2012 · Here we have __init__, a typical initializer of Python class instances, which receives arguments as a typical instance method, having the first non-optional argument (self) that holds a …

Sep 26, 2008 · What is the difference between a method decorated with @staticmethod and one decorated with @classmethod?

I am having trouble understanding the Initialization of classes. What's the point of them and how do we know what to include in them? Does writing in classes require a different type of thinking v...

A mixin is a class that's designed to be used with multiple inheritance. This means we don't have to call both parent constructors manually, because the mixin will automatically call the 2nd constructor for …

Feb 23, 2009 · In Python 2, we were required to call super like this with the defining class's name and self, but we'll avoid this from now on because it's redundant, slower (due to the name lookups), and …

Mar 5, 2015 · How to find elements by class I'm having trouble parsing html elements with "class" attribute using Beautifulsoup. You can easily find by one class, but if you want to find by the …

For reference, check out the requirements for __new__ in the Python Language Reference. Edit: ok, here's an example of potentially useful use of __new__. The class Eel keeps track of how many eels …

Sep 16, 2008 · See what the Python tutorial has to say on the subject of classes and class objects. @Steve Johnson has already answered regarding static methods, also documented under "Built-in …

Well, Python tries to get first the object variable, but if it can't find it, will give you the class variable. Warning: the class variable is shared among instances, and the object variable is not. As a …

Dec 28, 2008 · I was wondering how to check whether a variable is a class (not an instance!) or not. I've tried to use the function isinstance (object, class_or_type_or_tuple) to do this, but I don't know what …