Why do some Python functions have underscores "__" before and after the function name?

Python Server Side Programming Programming

We come across function names like __init__, __dict__, __call__ and so on.

What do the function have underscores before and after their function names?

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Rajendra Dharmkar

Answered on 7th Dec, 2017

We note that names with double leading and trailing underscores like mentioned above are essentially reserved for Python built-in functions. We are better off not using similar names.

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Why do some Python functions have underscores "__" before and after the function name?

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