【Python3】TypeError: object() takes no parameters

def sanitize(time_string):
    if '-' in time_string:
        splitter = '-'
    elif ':' in time_string:
        splitter = ':'
    else:
        return(time_string)
    (mins, secs) = time_string.split(splitter)
    return(mins + '.' + secs)

class Athlete:
    def __init__(self, a_name, a_dob = None, a_times = []):
        self.name = a_name
        self.dob = a_dob
        self.times = a_times
    def top3(self):
        return (sorted(set([sanitize(t) for t in self.times]))[0:3])

def get_coach_data(filename):
    try:
        with open(filename) as f:
            data = f.readline()
        mum = data.strip().split(',')
        return (Athlete(mum.pop(0), mum.pop(0), mum))
    except IOError as ioerr:
        print('File error:' + str(ioerr))
        return (None)

james = get_coach_data('james2.txt')
sarah = get_coach_data('sarah2.txt')
julie = get_coach_data('julie2.txt')
mikey = get_coach_data('mikey2.txt')

print(james.name + "'s fastest times are:" + str(james.top3()))
print(sarah.name + "'s fastest times are:" + str(sarah.top3()))
print(julie.name + "'s fastest times are:" + str(julie.top3()))
print(mikey.name + "'s fastest times are:" + str(mikey.top3()))

报错的部分：    

return (Athlete(mum.pop(0), mum.pop(0), mum))

TypeError: object() takes no parameters

从网上查到的主要结论是_init_写错，也有这位给出了别的说法。我尝试了一下，不是同样的问题。

最终发现init左右都是两条下划线，我只写了一条。宛若一个智障。