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    Not all receptiveness is bad. Keep in mind that Python's class model doesn't include explicit definition of instance attributes, so these assignments are the self-documenting equivalents.
    – chepner
    Commented Feb 4, 2016 at 1:33
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    @chepner: Well, doesn't require explicit definition. You can use __slots__ for the purpose though; it's mildly unpythonic (more verbose to get memory savings), but I like it largely to avoid the risk of auto-vivifying a whole new attribute if I typo the name.
    – ShadowRanger
    Commented Feb 4, 2016 at 3:30
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    Any good editor will have templates. You type ini <shortcut> x, y, z): <shortcut> and you are done.
    – Gere
    Commented Feb 4, 2016 at 5:52
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    Namedtuples are awesome, if you want an immutable value object. If you want a regular, mutable class, you can't use them.
    – RemcoGerlich
    Commented Feb 4, 2016 at 15:16
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    "Don't" is a good option, any option available will kill the method signature (and thus potentially the whole interface). Besides, if your classes have a unbearable amount of fields to initialize, you might want to consider splitting them.
    – Kroltan
    Commented Feb 5, 2016 at 0:13