Self is the instance
Self is already the instance that will be returned
examples/oop/self_is_instance.py
class Point: def __init__(self): print('in __init__') print(self) pnt = Point() print(pnt) # in __init__ # <__main__.Point object at 0x7ff3f45821c0> # <__main__.Point object at 0x7ff3f45821c0>