glossary.md

Python

• constructor:
  • A class can be thought of as a blueprint for how to create an object. (1)
  • When an object (aka: instance) is created, the "constructor" method is called to initialize the instance.
  • References:
    • (1) https://stackoverflow.com/a/8985886
    • https://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html#object.__init__
• decorator:
  • Simply, wraps a function to do something before, or after, the original function call.
  • Replaces the function reference so that when the function name is called, the wrapper is what actually gets called.
  • References:
    • https://realpython.com/primer-on-python-decorators/