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What are dunder methods?

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Simple meaning

Dunder methods, also called magic methods, are special names with double underscores such as __init__ and __str__.

WHY — Dunder Methods instead of guessing?

Why interviewers care about Dunder Methods:

Dunder Methods questions separate

people who only read docs from people who shipped.

Keep it short, concrete,

and tied to Python work.

Stay structured

Name the idea, why it exists, then one short example.

Close cleanly

End with when you use it and one common pitfall.

STEPS — What happens step by step?

Before you speak the answer, walk the interviewer through these steps:

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Dunder methods, also called
magic methods, are special names with double underscores such as __init__ and __str__.
2
Python calls them to
implement operators, iteration, and construction.
3
You define them to
make custom objects behave like built-in types.
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Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
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Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
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Close
When you pick this over the alternative.

EXAMPLE — See it in action

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Say this line

“Python calls them to implement operators, iteration, and construction.”

Break into beats

Pythoncallsthemtoimplementoperators

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Key takeaway

Dunder methods, also called magic methods, are special names with double underscores such as __init__ and __str__. Python calls them to implement operators, iteration, and construction.