What happens first: the constructor execution when creating an object or calling the init method?

In Python, when creating an object, the __new__ method is called first, which is responsible for creating an instance of the class, then the constructor __init__ is called, which initializes the created object.

There is no separate standard method called init in Python, it is likely referring to __init__.

The order is:

1. __new__ — creating the object
2. __init__ — initializing the object

Example:

class MyClass:
    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
        print('Creating object')
        return super().__new__(cls)

    def __init__(self):
        print('Initializing object')

obj = MyClass()

Output:

Creating object
Initializing object