s://docs.python.org/2/reference/datamodel.html#special-method-names">special Python method</a> that is automatically called when memory is allocated for a new object. The sole purpose of <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__init__</span></code> is to initialize the values of instance members for the new object. Using <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__init__</span></code> to return a value implies that a program is using <code class="docutils literal not