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Python Operator Overloading Guide

The document explains how to overload the + operator in Python for a custom class called Book by overriding the __add__() magic method. It provides a demo program that shows how two Book objects can be added together to return the total number of pages. Additionally, it lists other operators and their corresponding magic methods for operator overloading.

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Python Operator Overloading Guide

The document explains how to overload the + operator in Python for a custom class called Book by overriding the __add__() magic method. It provides a demo program that shows how two Book objects can be added together to return the total number of pages. Additionally, it lists other operators and their corresponding magic methods for operator overloading.

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D:\durga_classes>py test.

py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "[Link]", line 7, in <module>
print(b1+b2)
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'Book' and 'Book'

We can overload + operator to work with Book objects also. i.e Python supports Operator
Overloading.

For every operator Magic Methods are available. To overload any operator we have to override
that Method in our class.
Internally + operator is implemented by using __add__() [Link] method is called magic
method for + operator. We have to override this method in our class.

Demo program to overload + operator for our Book class objects:

1) class Book:
2) def __init__(self,pages):
3) [Link]=pages
4)
5) def __add__(self,other):
6) return [Link]+[Link]
7)
8) b1=Book(100)
9) b2=Book(200)
10) print('The Total Number of Pages:',b1+b2)

Output: The Total Number of Pages: 300

The following is the list of operators and corresponding magic methods.

+ ---> object.__add__(self,other)
- ---> object.__sub__(self,other)
* ---> object.__mul__(self,other)
/ ---> object.__div__(self,other)
// ---> object.__floordiv__(self,other)
% ---> object.__mod__(self,other)
** ---> object.__pow__(self,other)
+= ---> object.__iadd__(self,other)
-= ---> object.__isub__(self,other)
*= ---> object.__imul__(self,other)
/= ---> object.__idiv__(self,other)
//= ---> object.__ifloordiv__(self,other)
%= ---> object.__imod__(self,other)
**= ---> object.__ipow__(self,other)
< ---> object.__lt__(self,other)
<= ---> object.__le__(self,other)
> ---> object.__gt__(self,other)
>= ---> object.__ge__(self,other)

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