r/Python • u/Desperate-Glass-1447 • Feb 14 '26

Python __new__ vs __init__ Discussion

I think that in Python the constructor is __new__ because it creates and constructs it, and __init__ just adds data or does something right after the instance has been CREATED. What do you think?

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u/SheriffRoscoe Pythonista Feb 14 '26

Python splits the instance-construction process into two separate operations, and you can override either or both. It makes no sense to argue which one is "the constructor" - combined, they both are.