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Simulating Multiple Constructors
00:00 Simulating Multiple Class Constructors.
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A pretty useful technique for simulating multiple constructors in a Python class is to provide .__init__() with optional arguments using default argument values. This way, you can call the class constructor in different ways and get a different behavior each time.
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Another strategy is to check the data type of the arguments to .__init__() to provide different behaviors depending on the concrete data type that you pass in the call.
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This technique allows you to simulate multiple constructors in a class. You’ll learn the basics of how to simulate multiple ways to construct objects by providing appropriate default values for the arguments of the .__init__() method and also by checking the data type of the arguments to this method.
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Both approaches require only one implementation of .__init__(), and in the next section, you’ll look at how to use optional argument values to achieve this technique.
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