overloading constructor in python?

[Alex Martelli]

Paddy <paddy3118 at netscape.net> wrote:

> I guess in python we use two idioms to cover most of the uses of
> mulltiple constructors:
>  1) Duck typing were for example if you do:
> 
> class C1(object):
>   def __init__(self, n):
>     n = float(n)
> 
> n could be an integer, a floating point number,, or a string
> representing a float.
> 
> 2) Default values to parameters:
> 
> class C2(object):
>   def __init__(self, x=None, y=None, s=""):
>     pass

... and classmethods.  OK, _three_ idioms.  Oh, and factory functions.
Among the idioms we use are the following...


Alex