* **New() is a class method that gets called before init(). If it returns an instance of its class, then that instance gets passed to init() as a 'self' argument.**
* **New() is a class method that gets called before init(). If it returns an instance of its class, then that instance gets passed to init() as a 'self' argument.**
* **It receives the same arguments as init(), except for the first one that specifies the desired class of returned instance ('MyMetaClass' in our case).**
* **It receives the same arguments as init(), except for the first one that specifies the desired class of returned instance ('MyMetaClass' in our case).**
* **New() can also be called directly, usually from a new() method of a child class (`'def __new__(cls): return super().__new__(cls)'`), in which case init() is not called.**
* **New() can also be called directly, usually from a new() method of a child class (`def __new__(cls): return super().__new__(cls)`), in which case init() is not called.**
### Metaclass Attribute
### Metaclass Attribute
**When class is created it checks if it has metaclass defined. If not, it recursively checks if any of his parents has it defined and eventually comes to type.**
**When class is created it checks if it has metaclass defined. If not, it recursively checks if any of his parents has it defined and eventually comes to type.**
Jure Šorn
6 years ago