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Python

Posted by Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points

i dont get super() in class's

i dont get what super() does

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points

It's just a way to refer to the parent class. You'd primarily use this inside of a method that you are overriding to call the method of the same name in the parent class.