Overload int() in Python

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Say I have a basic class in Python 3 which represents some number-like data-type. I want to make it so when I have an instance, x, of this class I can call int(x) and have it call my conversion function to return the integer portion.

I'm sure this is simple, but I can't seem to find out how to do it.

Jon Clements · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-04T14:58:31.010

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You override the __int__ magic method as per the following example...

class Test:
    def __init__(self, i):
        self.i = i
    def __int__(self):
        return self.i * 2

t = Test(5)
print( int(t) )
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edited May 04 '14 at 14:58

answered Jul 20 '12 at 08:17

Jon Clements

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score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 20 '12 at 08:11

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Override the __int__() method.

answered Jul 20 '12 at 08:11

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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@Joel: [Not in the least.](http://docs.python.org/reference/datamodel.html#object.__complex__) – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Jul 20 '12 at 08:53
You learn something new everyday! Although I'm surprised I overlooked this while reading the docs :P – Joel Cornett Jul 20 '12 at 15:50

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