As everything in Python is an object, classes are created by instanciating a super class called a metaclass. Metaprogramming is about overriding some behavior of that metaclass. This is often used to follow the DRY principle (Don’t Repeat Yourself) in order to avoid repeating the same or similar code inside a program. Metaprogramming is thus often used by frameworks such as Django as it helps to make their API much easier to use.
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