How does numpy do this?

[rudihammad]

oh ok, it was simpler than that sorry. That is what I wanted to do. I just overthought it

class Foo(object):
    
    def __init__(self, someVar):
        self._x = someVar
    
    def asList(self):
        return [self._x]
        
    def asString(self):
        return "'{}'".format(self._x)
     
    def __repr__(self):
        return "{}".format(self._x)
    
foo = Foo(5)    # Result: 5
foo.asList()    # Result: [5] # 
foo.asString()  # Result: '5' # 

I don't know why I thought I would be able to have the constructor return an integer, and then "magically" have methods of that object acting on the integer with a "." operator. It makes absolutly no sense. Never mind. Minor lapsus.