What does __init__ do in python?

Question

What does init in python language

I was learning the python language and I am facing difficulty to understand init it. I tried to search about this on google but I am not cleared about this.

Answer 1

the init function is called everytime an object is created from a class. The init method lets the class initialize the object's attributes and serves no other purpose

Answer 2

In python, __ init __ is the keyword for creating a constructor of a class.

For example,

class Person:
        
        def __init__(self, name):
            self.name = name
        
        def introduce(self):
            print(f"Hi, I am {self.name}")

You can also create a file named as __ init __.py in a directory of python scripts/files in order to make it a python module.