package Parent_object; sub new { my $O = bless {}, shift; $O->{'data'} = _fill_attributes (@_); return ($O); } sub _fill_attributes { my $result = {}; $result->{'attribute-1'} = $_[0]; $result->{'attribute-2'} = $_[1]; $result->{'attribute-3'} = $_[2]; [....] return ($result); }