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Lucas Diz
4,804 PointsWhy sometimes it uses self.value and other uses, self * other. Didn't get this part.
def iadd(self, other): self.value = self + other return self.value
def __mul__(self, other):
return self * other
def __rmul__(self, other):
self.value = self * other
return self.value
class NumString:
def __init__(self, value):
self.value = str(value)
def __str__(self):
return self.value
def __int__(self):
return int(self.value)
def __float__(self):
return float(self.value)
def __add__(self, other):
if '.' in self.value:
return float(self) + other
return int(self) + other
def __radd__(self, other):
return self + other
def __iadd__(self, other):
self.value = self + other
return self.value
def __mul__(self,other):
return self * other
def __rmul__(self,other):
self.value = self * other
return self.value
1 Answer
Steven Parker
229,644 PointsUsing "self.value" gives direct access to the value stored in the instance. Using just "self" causes another of the "magic" methods to be invoked to handle the operation.