New submission from Dominik V. <dominik.vilsmeier1...@gmail.com>:

Right now it contains the following example:

    class Derived(Base):
        def meth(self):
            super(Derived, self).meth()

`super()` without arguments is beneficial for multiple reasons, so it should be 
used in the example.

Also the paragraph speaks about versions prior 3.0 which seems strange because

1. the page is served at https://docs.python.org/3/faq/programming.html i.e. 
corresponding to version Python 3
2. Python 2 maintenance has been finally dropped.

The provided example is still useful though, for example in multiple 
inheritance scenarios (though these are very specific and `super()` of course 
also works if base classes are compatible). So perhaps it's better left out?

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assignee: docs@python
components: Documentation
messages: 366884
nosy: Dominik V., docs@python
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Programming FAQ about "How do I call a method defined in a base class 
from a derived class that overrides it?" should mention the 
no-arguments-version of `super`
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.8, Python 3.9

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