Java to Python conversion

Processing.py
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Hi again,

I’m currently trying to port a Java script to Python but I’m stuck on something that goes like this:

class Agent {
  float x, y;
  float t;   
  
  Agent() {
    findStart();
  }
  
  void findStart() {
...

On line 5 it seems the class is calling itself from within (not sure what I’m saying makes sense). How would I translate this to Python ?

class Agent(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.x = 0.0
        self.y = 0.0
        self.t = 0.0

    ???
    
    def findStart(self):
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It’s normal to call a class method from within. In Python, it’s like this

class Agent(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.x = 0.0
        self.y = 0.0
        self.t = 0.0
        self.findStart()
    
    def findStart(self):
        pass
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init is consider to be the constructor (I think you know this). For the function, I found the second link:

Class — Python for you and me 0.5.beta1 documentation
python - Calling a class function inside of __init__ - Stack Overflow

self.findStart()

Kf

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Oh my… of course ! It seems so obvious now, I don’t what I was thinking. Thank you.

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Thanks for the doc @kfrajer