TypeError: object.__new__() takes no parameters

[Viasur]

Hello all.
First I have to let you know that Im a total newbie trying to understand Python using the book 'A byte of Python'.
I'm following everything on that book and is been kind of fun until OOP (object orient programing).
Im getting an error in most of the exercises from that book when trying to figure out how the class, object works. Probably is because the Python version? .. Python 3.1.2 this is the one Im using.

I have been trying to solve this my self but I don't have the level of python's understanding to find out what is going on, so , that is why I come to you guys for help.

I received the error: TypeError: object.__new__() takes no parameters
This error is pointing out one line of the scrip: droid1 = Robot('R2-D2')

Here is the code:

#!usr/bin/python
# Filename: objvar.py

class Robot:
    '''Represents a robot with a name.'''

    # A class variable, counting the number of robots
    population = 0

    def _init_(self, name):
        '''Initializes the data.'''
        self.name = name
        print('(Initialzing {0})'. format(self.name))

        # When this person is created, the robot
        # adds to the population
        Robot.population += 1
    def _del_(self):
        '''I am dying.'''
        print('{0} is being destroy!'. format(self.name))

        Robot.population -= 1

        if Robot.population == 0:
            print('{0} was the last one.'. format(self.name))
        else:
            print('There are still {0:d} robots working. '. format(Robot.population))

    def sayHi(self):
        '''Greeting by the robot.


        Yeah, they can do that.'''
        print('Greetings, my master call me {0}'. format(self.name))

    def howMany():
        '''Prints the current population.'''
        print('We have {0:d} robots.'. format(Robot.population))
    howMany = staticmethod(howMany)

droid1 = Robot('R2-D2')
droid1.sayHi()
Robot.howMany()

droid2 = Robot('C-3PO')
dorid2.sayHi()
Robot.howMany()


print('\nRobots can do some work here.\n')

print('Robots have finished their work. So lets destroy them.')
del droid1
del droid2

Robot.howMany()

Well, I will thank anyone for expending their time trying to explain me what it is that Im doing wrong or how to fix this problem. I need to know what is going on.
Here is another example that point out a similar line with the same error, also from the same book.

#!usr/bin/python
#Filename: class_init.py

class Person:
    def _init_(self, name):
      self.name = name
    def sayHi(self):
        print('Hello, my name is', self.name)

p = Person('Swaroop')
p.sayHi()

# This short example cam also be written as Person('Swaroop').sayHi()

On this code the error is the same that before:
TypeError: object.__new__() takes no parameters and pointing out the
p = Person('Swaroop') part of the code.

Well, thanks in front and I hope you guys can give me a tip to solve this problem.

[snippsat]

You have typing error.
Special methods name always have to underscore __init__
special-method-names
Now it should work.

#!usr/bin/python
# Filename: objvar.py

class Robot:
    '''Represents a robot with a name.'''

    # A class variable, counting the number of robots
    population = 0

    def __init__(self, name):   #_init_ wrong __init__ correct
        '''Initializes the data.'''
        self.name = name
        print('(Initialzing {0})'. format(self.name))

        # When this person is created, the robot
        # adds to the population
        Robot.population += 1
    def __del__(self):  #_del_
        '''I am dying.'''
        print('{0} is being destroy!'. format(self.name))

        Robot.population -= 1

        if Robot.population == 0:
            print('{0} was the last one.'. format(self.name))
        else:
            print('There are still {0:d} robots working. '. format(Robot.population))

    def sayHi(self):
        '''Greeting by the robot.


        Yeah, they can do that.'''
        print('Greetings, my master call me {0}'. format(self.name))

    def howMany():
        '''Prints the current population.'''
        print('We have {0:d} robots.'. format(Robot.population))
    howMany = staticmethod(howMany)

droid1 = Robot('R2-D2')
droid1.sayHi()
Robot.howMany()

droid2 = Robot('C-3PO')
droid2.sayHi()  #Typing error
Robot.howMany()


print('\nRobots can do some work here.\n')

print('Robots have finished their work. So lets destroy them.')
del droid1
del droid2

Robot.howMany()

[Viasur]

Yes, the error was there because I was using a single '_' and not the '__'(double one). The typing error on droid was also a problem, thanks, it works fine now. :)

Thanks.