Top "Super" questions

super is a keyword or function used to access/invoke members and constructors of a superclass.

Calling parent class __init__ with multiple inheritance, what's the right way?

Say I have a multiple inheritance scenario: class A(object): # code for A here class B(object): # code for B …

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Is it unnecessary to put super() in constructor?

Isn't this one automatically put by the compiler if I don't put it in a subclass's constructor? That means I …

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Getting the name of a sub-class from within a super-class

Let's say I have a base class named Entity. In that class, I have a static method to retrieve the …

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super() in constructor

I'm reading through some code. In the constructor it has super() but the class implements interface which of course doesn't …

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How to call super method from grandchild class?

I am working with some code that has 3 levels of class inheritance. From the lowest level derived class, what is …

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Python, Overriding an inherited class method

I have two classes, Field and Background. They look a little bit like this: class Field( object ): def __init__( self, …

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Is super() broken in Python-2.x?

It's often stated that super should be avoided in Python 2. I've found in my use of super in Python 2 that …

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Meaning of Super Keyword

What's the meaning and usage of the super keyword in Java?

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Using super with a class method

I'm trying to learn the super() function in Python. I thought I had a grasp of it until I came …

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Python 2.x super __init__ inheritance doesn't work when parent doesn't inherit from object

I have the following Python 2.7 code: class Frame: def __init__(self, image): self.image = image class Eye(Frame): def __init__(…

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