make "super only for new-style classes" a note.

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Georg Brandl 2009-02-07 18:49:54 +00:00
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@ -1171,8 +1171,10 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
If the second argument is omitted the super
object returned is unbound. If the second argument is an object,
``isinstance(obj, type)`` must be true. If the second argument is a type,
``issubclass(type2, type)`` must be true. :func:`super` only works for
:term:`new-style class`\es.
``issubclass(type2, type)`` must be true.
.. note::
:func:`super` only works for :term:`new-style class`\es.
There are two typical use cases for "super". In a class hierarchy with
single inheritance, "super" can be used to refer to parent classes without