[Python] "__init__" looks so ugly in Python. Is there another way to code this construct?

I have used this in my code, but "underscore underscore init underscore underscore" looks so ugly in Python, because it is not clear at a glance as to whether these prefixes and suffixes are one, two or three characters. Is there another way to code this construct without the double underscore? For example:

class MyForm(forms.Form):
foo = forms.CharField()
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
super(MyForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
self.bar = bar(self)


Annoyingly this code does not work, so obviously the underscore plays an essential role:

class MyForm(forms.Form):
foo = forms.CharField()
def init(self, *args, **kwargs):
super(MyForm, self).init(*args, **kwargs)
self.bar = bar(self)


What is the purpose of this syntax?

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