object.__new__(cls[, ...])
Python’s __new__(cls) magic method creates a new instance of class cls. The remaining arguments are passed to the object constructor. The return value is the newly-created object—an instance of cls.
Basic Example
The following example shows how each time you create an object of our custom class My_Class, Python calls the __new__() magic method.
class My_Class(object):
def __new__(cls):
print("Python is great!")
return super(My_Class, cls).__new__(cls)
My_Class()Output:
Python is great!
The expression super(My_Class, cls).__new__(cls) is a standard approach to use the super() built-in function to call the __new__() method of the parent class.
Feel free to watch our related video on super() to gain an additional understanding:
Python __new__ vs __init__
Python __new__() creates and returns a new instance whereas __init__() initializes the state of an instance.
- Python
__new__()is the constructor method that controls the creation of the new instance. It is called first and it returns a new class instance. - Python
__init__()is the initializer method to set the attributes (i.e., state) of the newly-created instance. It is called after creation and returns nothing, i.e.,None.
You can see that __new__() is called before __init__() in the following code example:
class My_Class(object):
def __new__(cls):
print("Python is great!")
return super(My_Class, cls).__new__(cls)
def __init__(self):
print("Finxter42")
My_Class()Output:
Python is great! Finxter42
Feel free to watch our explainer video on the related method __init__() here:
We used some important terms of object-oriented programming in Python to explain our examples. Make sure to study the following cheat sheet (you can also download the PDF here).
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