How to implement multiple constructors

[J C Lawrence]

tron.thomas at verizon.net wrote:

> I am a C++ developer with only a little experience using Python.  I
> want to create a Python class where by I can construct an instance from
> that class based on one of two different object types.

The approaches I've seen used are to  use a new class method as an
alternate ctor with a special name, and to use the types module for type
comparison within such a ctor.

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