[Python] Can the constructor of a class return another class in Python?

I'm currently playing around with 2D geometry. I created two classes: Point and LineSegment:

class Point:
def __init__(self, x: float, y: float):
self.x = x
self.y = y

class LineSegment:
def __init__(self, p1: Point, p2: Point):
self.p1 = p1
self.p2 = p2


An interesting case is LineSegment(p1, p1) - hence a line segment of length zero. Essentially, this is just the point p1. But it is of type LineSegment.

I will likely use something like the following to deal with that case:

class LineSegment:
def __init__(self, p1: Point, p2: Point):
self.p1 = p1
self.p2 = p2

def simplify(self):
if self.p1 == self.p2:
return self.p1
return self


Although it is likely a very bad idea, I'm still curious: Is it possible to make the constructor of class LineSegment return an object of class Point?

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