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Python Solution

Audrey Kale
Audrey Kale
1,690 Points
Posted by Audrey Kale
Audrey Kale
1,690 Points

Does __eq__ not matter?

I tried with the dunder equal method and without it, and I get the same answer. Why does it not matter in this case? My theory is that by default, the program will compare the name attribute since that is the only parameter passed into class Dog. (But for classes with multiple attributes, the dunder equal method is necessary.) Is that right?

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,572 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,572 Points

By default, object comparison only looks for identity. So two different objects with the same content will not test as equal, but two references to the same object will.

Next time, be sure to show your code, but I'd guess what confused you this time is that you created a new reference to the same object and compared them instead of creating a new object instance.