Lionel wrote:
Hello. I've been scouring the web looking for something to clear up a
little confusion about the use of "super()" but haven't found anything
that really helps. Here's my simple example:


class Parent:
     def __init__(self, filePath):...

class Child(Parent):
     def __init__(self, filePath):
          super(Child,self).__init__(filePath)
          ....
As I understand it, "super()" will invoke the initializer of the base
class. There must be something wrong with the above syntax since I'm
getting:
"super(Child,self).__init__(filePath)
TypeError: super() argument 1 must be type, not classobj"

What have I done wrong? Thanks in advance for any help.

To use super, you must work with descendants of "object".

So, just change your first line to:
    class Parent(object):
and you should find your world back in place.

--Scott David Daniels
scott.dani...@acm.org
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