[issue41865] doc search for super().__init__() returns no useful results

[Raymond Hettinger]

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[issue41865] doc search for super().__init__() returns no useful results

[Jack W.]

Jack W.  added the comment:

Thank you.

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[issue41865] doc search for super().__init__() returns no useful results

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[issue41865] doc search for super().__init__() returns no useful results

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger  added the comment:

The primary documentation for super() is here:
https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#super

At the bottom it references a guide to using super() that you might find 
helpful:
https://rhettinger.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/super-considered-super/

The standard library source code has many examples.  In particular, the 
argparse module makes heavy use of super():
https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/3.8/Lib/argparse.py

The tutorial provides some light discussion:
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/classes.html#multiple-inheritance

There is also an FAQ entry:
https://docs.python.org/3/faq/programming.html#how-do-i-call-a-method-defined-in-a-base-class-from-a-derived-class-that-overrides-it

There is also extensive coverage on StackOverflow:
https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bpython%5D+super

Hope you find these links helpful.

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[issue41865] doc search for super().__init__() returns no useful results

[Jack W.]

Jack W.  added the comment:

True enough, however, no search I could come up which included the term "super" 
or "__init__" returned a document near the top of the search which showed how 
to chain a superclass initializer. This can be confusing, as there are 2 
syntaxes for doing this.

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[issue41865] doc search for super().__init__() returns no useful results

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger  added the comment:

The __init__() method isn't a feature of super().  It is a feature of the class 
being called.

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[issue41865] doc search for super().__init__() returns no useful results

[Jack W.]

New submission from Jack W. :

It's oddly difficult to glean from the official documentation the correct 
syntax for superclass initialization.

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title: doc search for super().__init__() returns no useful results
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.8

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