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Python Object-Oriented Python Advanced Objects Double

Erika Suzuki
Erika Suzuki
20,299 Points
Posted by Erika Suzuki
Erika Suzuki
20,299 Points

Subclassing built-ins with __new__ method

Hi, I can't pass this challenge, what am I doing wrong?

doubler.py 
class Double(int):
    def __new__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        self = int.__new__(*args, **kwargs)
        return self

2 Answers