"Serdar Tumgoren" <zstumgo...@gmail.com> wrote
Is there a way to call a superclass method after I've overridden it in
a subclass?
Yes, you can do it as you have iin __init__ using super()
class Child(Parent):
def __init__(self):
super(Child, self).__init__()
Or you can do it explicitly:
Parent.__init__(self)
and:
def add_name(self):
....
except TypeError:
#default to the superclass's add_name method
super(Child,self).add_name()
or
Parent.add_name(self)
I tend to prefer the explicit approach since it is explicit which
class/method is getting called, but I suspect the preferred
mechanism nowadays is to use super()
My key point of confusion is in the except clause: I'm not sure of the
syntax for calling the original superclass method
The except clause is no different to any other bit of code inside
a method. You use exactly the same mechanisms.
HTH,
--
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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