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Python Object-Oriented Python Advanced Objects Double

yannis sousanis
yannis sousanis
7,199 Points
Posted by yannis sousanis
yannis sousanis
7,199 Points

Im not sure what to put in the method...

and Im not sure what does this need to return

doubler.py 
class Double(int):
    def __new__(*args, **kwargs):

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

The method __new__ is expected to return an instance. Since int is a parent class, you can call its __new__ method to get a new instance and return it.

return super().__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)

Remember to include a cls in your method signature, too!