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Conditionally created default arguments in Python class instantiation using "or".
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class_init_1.py
class Test:
def __init__(self, arg=None):
self.test_arg = arg or "Default arg"
test1 = Test()
test2 = Test("Not Default arg")
print(test1.test_arg)
# Default arg
print(test2.test_arg)
# Not Default arg
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geoffreygarrett commented Dec 2, 2019 •
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Use case in poliastro:
https://github.com/poliastro/poliastro/blob/89768818f0387ca77eaa78054a3aabbb8cdb20ff/src/poliastro/plotting/_base.py#L25

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