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Is there any way to create an empty constructor in python. I have a class:

class Point:
    def __init__(self, x, y, z):
        self.x = x
        self.y = y
        self.z = z

now I initialize it like this:

p = Point(0, 5, 10)

How can I create an empty constructor and initialize it like this:

p = Point()

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo

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Answer 1 · 2022-05-27T14:15:25.330Z

class Point:
    def __init__(self):
        pass

Answer 2 · 2022-05-27T14:15:25.342Z

As @jonrsharpe said in comments, you can use the default arguments.

class Point:
    def __init__(self, x=0, y=0, z=0):
        self.x = x
        self.y = y
        self.z = z

Now you can call Point()

Answer 3 · 2022-05-27T14:15:25.351Z

You can achieve your desired results by constructing the class in a slightly different manner.

class Point:
    def __init__(self):
        pass

    def setvalues(self, x, y, z):
        self.x = x
        self.y = y
        self.z = z