title: Python: How to define a variable in an __init__ function with a class method?
body: <pre><code>class TextToNumbers():
      def __init__(self, number):
          self.text = str(number)
          self.chunks = parse_text_to_chunks(self.text)
  
      def parse_text_to_chunks(text_to_parse):
          #stuff
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This is an example of a class I'm building.  I want it to define some variables with class methods on initialization. (at least I think that is what I want)  I think if I talk about my end goal it is that I have a set of complex information that needs to be available about a class directly at initialization.  How do I call a class method at initialization, to define a class variable?</p>