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Written by Ned Batchelder on 2025-01-18 at 18:10

In #Python, @classmethod can used to create alternate constructors for making objects in other ways. Here's a simple example:

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Written by Anselm Schüler on 2025-01-18 at 18:26

@nedbat Importantly this is better than staticmethod because the cls parameter makes it work with subclassing

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Written by Keith Williams on 2025-01-18 at 20:59

@nedbat In my libraries I've used the convention for these alternative constructors to always start with 'mk'--typically with a description so yours would be "mk_random".

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