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Hara Gopal K
Courses Plus Student 10,027 Pointsmagic methods, do we need them ?
i assume python uses these dunder methods internally and i hope we generally don't use them in our code. is this for understanding how python works in the background or do we need them in our code ?
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 PointsGood question! It is important to understand how python executes through the use of magic methods. In general, you won't need to create magic methods unless you are extending a build-in class to alter its standard behavior.
One magic method you use almost every time you create a new class is __init__. Another magic method __cmp__ might be needed if the class you are creating needs to be compared to other instances of this class.