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Pratham Patel
4,976 PointsI dont understand magic methods in python. Could someone help me
I already watched the video on it but i still don't understand it
1 Answer
Steven Parker
243,656 PointsThey are not exactly "magic".
What's special about "magic methods" is that you don't call them directly. They get called automatically when you do things to their object, like perform math or make comparisons. They are easily identified by the two underscores both in front of and behind their name, like "__add__" or "__le__".
Pratham Patel
4,976 PointsPratham Patel
4,976 PointsI now understand that part better but I don't understand how they are written and could I get an example of one written
Steven Parker
243,656 PointsSteven Parker
243,656 PointsThere are examples in the video you were watching!