return same type of object

[Steve Holden]

David Isaac wrote:
> Instances of MyClass have a method that
> returns another instance.  Ignoring the details
> of why I might wish to do this, I could
> return MyClass()
> or
> return self.__class__()
> 
> I like that latter better.  Should I?
> Should I do something else altogether?
>  
The latter solution is more Pythonic, IMHO, as it works for subclasses.

regards
  Steve
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