How to replace an instance in __init__() with a different object?

Question

I am calling a constructor in ClassA and want to have the resulting object be of a different class (ClassB) if a certain condition is met. I\'ve tried replacing the first a

Answer 1

I would suggest using a factory pattern for this. For example:

def get_my_inst(the_number):
   if the_number > 10:
       return ClassB(the_number)
   else:
       return ClassA(the_number)

class_b_inst = get_my_inst(500)
class_a_inst = get_my_inst(5)