[Tutor] Two quick, easy questions ...

[Alan Colburn]

Hi all --

I'm hoping to clean up two little deficiences in my
Python knowledge, if you have the time for a quick
response.

First, sometimes I see methods that begin with a
double underscore in their definition statements:
     def __newMethod(self):
Often, but not always, the statements end with another
double underscore:
     def __init__(self):
What's the effect of the leading double underscore?

Second, sometimes I also see methods or classes whose
input variables include "keywds" and/or "args," in
each case preceeded by one or two *'s. I'd love to get
a quick lesson about what's going on there.

As always, thanks for taking the time to respond to my
posts. I appreciate it! -- Al C.



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