Is python init a constructor?

Question

Construction of a Python object is simply allocation of a new instance followed by initialization of said instance. Personally, I find " __init__ is not a constructor" to be pretty fine hair-splitting. ... A C++ constructor is called when a new object is requested.

Answer 1

@Azeem I am with you
how said that?

Answer 2

although we use __init__ almost the same sense as c++/java constructor while programming ( to create members of a new class instance ), it is not really the same in how it works because Python is dynamic language while C++/Java are static. there is no scientific definition of what a constructor is. if you don't have init in your class your code will work and there is no call for a constructor implicitly like C++/Java.

Answer 3

__new__ is the constructor, but it is not usually used in classical programming.
__init__, however, is the initialiser, it populates the instance with the given arguments and then you have a working instance

Answer 4

They’re constrictors, not constructors. They strangle their prey to death. Must have been a auto correct. 😂 But to be honest, I’m not sure.