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Python Build a Social Network with Flask Making Strong Users The User Model

Drew Butcher
Drew Butcher
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Posted by Drew Butcher
Drew Butcher
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no def __init__?

Why did the attributes for the User class not go under def __init__(self):?

1 Answer

Kenneth Love
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Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

You don't really need to assign instance attribute values in __init__ unless you want them to be assignable when you create the object. If they're static or you're going to address them some other way, you generally leave them out of __init__.