Constructors

        package Person;

        sub new {
          my ($class) = @_;
          my $self = { };
          bless $self, $class;
          return $self;
        }

• new is a Constructor because it constructs a new object

• Constructors are typically class methods

• But not always:

        $new_person = $person->copy;

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