The __init__ function in a class can be overloaded or must be overloaded ? code example

Example: python operator overloading deal with type

def __add__(self, other):
    if isinstance(other, self.__class__):
        return self.x + other.x
    elif isinstance(other, int):
        return self.x + other
    else:
        raise TypeError("unsupported operand type(s) for +: '{}' and '{}'").format(self.__class__, type(other))