Python: How can I make the __Init__ call for two different method of argument?

Question

I wanna make a init method which can understand these contstrutors.

candy(name="foo", type="bar")

or pass into a whole dict

candy({"name":"foo" , "type":"bar"})

class candy:
    def __init__ ?????

How can I make the init method such that accommodate both constructor??

Thanks for help

Answer 1

You can define the init as normal, for example:

class candy(object):
    def __init__(self, name, type):
        self.name = name
        self.type = type

and then pass arguments in both ways:

candy(name='name', type='type')

or

candy(**{ 'name': 'name', 'type': 'type' })