Is there a way to instantiate a class without calling __init__?

Question

Is there a way to circumvent the constructor __init__ of a class in python?

Example:

class A(object):    
    def __init__(self):
               


        

Answer 1

Taking your question literally I would use meta classes :

class MetaSkipInit(type):
    def __call__(cls):
        return cls.__new__(cls)


class B(object):
    __metaclass__ = MetaSkipInit

    def __init__(self):
        print "FAILURE"

    def Print(self):
        print "YEHAA"


b = B()
b.Print()

This can be useful e.g. for copying constructors without polluting the parameter list. But to do this properly would be more work and care than my proposed hack.