Why do I get an error when trying to use _init_?

Question

So I was just trying to do the same basic classes example from python.org in my Python 3.7.0 IDLE (Shell), and when I tried to run this code:

class Giraffes:
    def _init_(self, spots):
        self.giraffe_spots = spots

gerald = Giraffes(100)

It gave me this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#69>", line 1, in <module>
  gerald = Giraffes(100)
TypeError: Giraffes() takes no arguments

Doesn't the init function in class Giraffes make Gerald take parameter self?

Eugene Primako · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-03 22:27:37Z

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The constructor method (like other Python magic methods) is called __init__ (two underscores on each side).

answered Jul 3, 2018 at 22:27

Eugene Primako

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