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Special Methods in Class - Nikhil - Mar-03-2021 Hello, I want to know how the special methods in class will be useful in Python like __str__ and __len__ Can anyone clearly explain this method will be usefull and how? RE: Special Methods in Class - BashBedlam - Mar-04-2021 __str__ is what prints when you print the class. __len__ is what is returned when you ask for the len () of the class. Run this and see. class Tester : def __str__ (self) : return 'Hello world.' def __len__ (self) : return 13 print (Tester ()) print (len (Tester ())) RE: Special Methods in Class - buran - Mar-04-2021 As described in the docs: Quote:A class can implement certain operations that are invoked by special syntax (such as arithmetic operations or subscripting and slicing) by defining methods with special names. This is Python’s approach to operator overloading, allowing classes to define their own behavior with respect to language operators. with respect to examples you give us: class Spam: pass class Eggs: def __str__(self): return 'instance of my class Eggs' spam = Spam() # instance of class Spam eggs = Eggs() # instance of class Eggs print(spam) print(eggs) Do you see the difference? Note that with respect to printing, there is also related __repr__() methood. You can check what is the difference between __str__ and __repr__
RE: Special Methods in Class - Nikhil - Mar-04-2021 It Helpful really thanks :-) |