What does init(self) mean in Python? [duplicate]

Question

I am currently studying Python and I have seen in many source codes that uses init(self) but I do not know about it.

I'm a newbie so please explain it easily.

carterw485 · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-12 02:46:38Z

0

self is like the 'this' keyword in JavaScript. If you have

def __init__(self):
    self.foo = 'bar'

that object will now have a .foo that is equal to a string of bar.

Passing self in elsewhere is used too. If you want your object to have a method

def myMethod(self, parameter1, parameter2):
    #do stuff

self is needed so that the method is attached to the created objects

answered Aug 12, 2015 at 2:46

carterw485

8181 gold badge8 silver badges13 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

2 Comments

K-C-J Over a year ago

Thanks so much, but I do not know what method means. Is it something similar to functions?

carterw485 Over a year ago

It's a function attached to an object. I'm guessing that you saw the code inside of a class. Every object that is created from that class, will have those attached methods that you create. I wasn't sure if you'd also seen self used there, but you'll come across that too.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

What does init(self) mean in Python? [duplicate]

1 Answer 1

2 Comments

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

2 Comments

Linked

Related