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Raymond Hettinger 2009-02-25 00:53:46 +00:00
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been overridden in a class. The search order is same as that used by
:func:`getattr` except that the *type* itself is skipped.
The ``__mro__`` attribute of the *type* lists the method resolution search
order used by both :func:`getattr` and :func:`super`. The attribue is
dynamic and can change whenever the inheritance hierarchy is updated.
The :attr:`__mro__` attribute of the *type* lists the method resolution
search order used by both :func:`getattr` and :func:`super`. The attribute
is dynamic and can change whenever the inheritance hierarchy is updated.
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
@ -1210,10 +1210,10 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
.. 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
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
naming them explicitly, thus making the code more maintainable. This use
closely parallels the use of "super" in other programming languages.
closely parallels the use of *super* in other programming languages.
The second use case is to support cooperative multiple inheritance in a
dynamic execution environment. This use case is unique to Python and is