Overloaded Constructor

[Jeff Kunce]

> How can I use overloaded constructor in Python?
> Such as
>
> class myClass:
>     def __init__(self):
>         dosomething()
>     def __init__(self,any_var1,any_var2):
>         dosomething_with_any_varx()
>

You could use multiple "constructor functions" external to the class:

class myClass:
    def __init__(self):
        dosomething_that_always_must_be_done()

def myClassA(self):
    mc = myClass()
    mc.dosomething()
    return mc


def myClassB(any_var1,any_var2)
    mc = myClass()
    mc.dosomething_with_any_varx(any_var1,any_var2)
    return mc

If you combine this approach with optional/keyword arguments
in __init() (as suggested by others), you can provide a lot of options.

  --Jeff