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class SubstackArticle:
   def __init__(self, number_of_words):
       self.number_of_words = number_of_words
   def __mul__(self, other):
       if isinstance(other, int):
           return SubstackArticle(self.number_of_words * other)
   def __repr__(self):
       return f"SubstackArticle({self.number_of_words})"
my_article = SubstackArticle(1000)
print(my_article * 3)
# SubstackArticle(3000)
print(3 * my_article)
# TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for *: 'int' and 'SubstackArticle'
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