no return values for __init__ ??

[Eugene Goodrich]

On Sat, 08 Jan 2000 05:05:51 +0100, Helge Hess <helge.hess at mdlink.de>
wrote:

>Aahz Maruch wrote:
>> 
>> Not directly, no.  I think it breaks compatibility with Python's
>> extremely simple object model and I would be surprised if Guido
>> disagrees with me.
>
>Hm, I wonder why it is simpler to have two separate kinds of methods
>instead of a consistent behaviour for all methods ?
>

I suppose if it bothers you that much, you could just stop using
__init__. :)

Seriously, when I was first learning Python, I didn't know about any
of the "magic" functions, so I lived without __init__.  As far as I
knew, all functions really were alike.  I side with Aahz on keeping it
simple enough to sucker, uh, induct, no, uh, attract new users to
Python.

     -Eugene
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