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Python Object-Oriented Python Advanced Objects Subclassing Built-ins

Maba Bah
Maba Bah
2,744 Points
Posted by Maba Bah
Maba Bah
2,744 Points

What exactly does super().__init__() do in THIS example specifically?

I know what super() is used for for the most part but, not within the context of this example. What init method does it override?, list?. Where is that defined?

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Stephen Lorenz
Stephen Lorenz
3,271 Points
Stephen Lorenz
Stephen Lorenz
3,271 Points

When we use super() in other circumstances, we're calling the parent class' method. In this instance, we're calling the parent's init, I believe that's all we're doing here. We're just saying in that line that the attributes from the parent's init are now also the new class' attributes. I could be wrong since I'm new to python, but this is my understanding.