Python __mul__
"""
Magic method __mul__ is called when a "*" is used on any object.
Given example shows what I mean: print(some_object * other_object)
This may give error often, so that means given objects don't have __mul__ method
"""
class Test:
def __init__(self, x):
self.x = x
def __mul__(self, other):
"""
self represents the object that is first and other is object after
"*" sign. What I say here is that I expect to have attribute "x"
in both objects and I will try to multiply them. This SHOULD BE
used for objects of the same type.
"""
return self.x * other.x
t = Test(5)
t2 = Test(2) # Now I can multiply these two objects together.
print(t * t2) # 10, without __mul__ the object doesn't understand the "*" sign.
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