Methods with the same name in one class in Python

Question

How can I declare a few methods with the same name, but with different numbers of parameters or different types in one class?

What must I change in the following class?

Answer 1

You probably want a pattern similar to the following: Note that adding '_' to the beginning of a method name is convention for marking a private method.

class MyClass:
    """"""

    #----------------------------------------------------------------------
    def __init__(self):
        """Constructor"""
    def my_method(self,parameter_A_that_Must_Be_String, param2=None):
        if type(param2) == str:
            return self._my_method_extra_string_version(parameter_A_that_Must_Be_String, param2)
        elif type(param2) == int:
            return self._my_method_extra_int_version(parameter_A_that_Must_Be_String, param2)
        else:
            pass # use the default behavior in this function
        print parameter_A_that_Must_Be_String

    def _my_method_extra_string_version(self,parameter_A_that_Must_Be_String, parameter_B_that_Must_Be_String):
        print parameter_A_that_Must_Be_String
        print parameter_B_that_Must_Be_String

    def _my_method_extra_int_version(self,parameter_A_that_Must_Be_String, parameter_A_that_Must_Be_Int):
        print parameter_A_that_Must_Be_String * parameter_A_that_Must_Be_Int