Which of the following methods overloads the '*' operator?

The method that overloads the '' operator in Python is __mul__(self, other). This special method is part of Python's data model, where class developers can define how an operator behaves for instances of their classes. When an instance of a class is involved in a multiplication operation (using the '' symbol), Python looks for the __mul__ method and invokes it to determine the outcome of that operation.

By implementing the __mul__ method in your class, you can define custom behavior for the multiplication operator, allowing you to specify how instances of your class interact when multiplied together. This is particularly useful for classes that represent mathematical objects, such as vectors or matrices, where you want to define specific rules for multiplication.

The other methods listed represent different operations or functionalities:

• __mod__ is used for the modulus operator '%',

• __prod__ is not a standard method in Python's operator overloading (there's no such operator),

• __int__ is intended for converting an object to an integer, but it does not overload an operator.

Therefore, the correct choice to overload the '*' operator is indeed __mul__(self, other).