Python Coding challenge - Day 1018| What is the output of the following Python Code?

 

Code Explanation:

1. Defining the class

class A:

This line defines a class named A.

2. Overriding __new__

    def __new__(cls):

        return object()

__new__ is responsible for creating and returning a new object.

Instead of creating an instance of A, it returns a plain object instance.

This means the returned object is not of type A.

3. Defining __init__

    def __init__(self):

        print("init")

__init__ initializes an object only if the object returned by __new__

is an instance of the class (A).

Since __new__ returned a plain object, __init__ will not be called.

4. Creating an object

print(A())

A() calls __new__ first.

__new__ returns a plain object.

Python checks whether the returned object is an instance of A.

It is not, so __init__ is skipped.

The print statement prints the default representation of a plain object.

✅ Final Output

<object object at 0x...>

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