I currently have a class called Polynomial, The initialization looks like this:
def __init__(self, *termpairs):
self.termdict = dict(termpairs)
I'm creating a polynomial by making the keys the exponents and the associated values are the coefficients. To create an instance of this class, you enter as follows:
d1 = Polynomial((5,1), (3,-4), (2,10))
which makes a dictionary like so:
{2: 10, 3: -4, 5: 1}
Now, I want to create a subclass of the Polynomial class called Quadratic. I want to call the Polynomial class constructor in the Quadratic class constructor, however im not quite sure how to do that. What I have tried is:
class Quadratic(Polynomial):
def __init__(self, quadratic, linear, constant):
Polynomial.__init__(self, quadratic[2], linear[1], constant[0])
but I get errors, anyone have any tips? I feel like I'm using incorrect parameters when I call the Polynomial class constructor.