Sep 22, 2010 · super() is a special use of the super keyword where you call a parameterless parent constructor. In general, the super keyword can be used to call overridden methods, …

Feb 23, 2009 · super() lets you avoid referring to the base class explicitly, which can be nice. But the main advantage comes with multiple inheritance, where all sorts of fun stuff can happen.

Nov 3, 2015 · The one without super hard-codes its parent's method - thus is has restricted the behavior of its method, and subclasses cannot inject functionality in the call chain. The one …

In fact, multiple inheritance is the only case where super() is of any use. I would not recommend using it with classes using linear inheritance, where it's just useless overhead.

I'm currently learning about class inheritance in my Java course and I don't understand when to use the super() call? Edit: I found this example of code where super.variable is used: class A { ...

Dec 18, 2024 · 'super' object has no attribute '__sklearn_tags__'. This occurs when I invoke the fit method on the RandomizedSearchCV object. I suspect it could be related to compatibility …

If we're using a class method, we don't have an instance to call super with. Fortunately for us, super works even with a type as the second argument. --- The type can be passed directly to …

super has a lesser benefit of reducing requires changes if you rename or change the base class. In python 3, the arguments to super are optional, so you can just do super().__init__().

As for chaining super::super, as I mentionned in the question, I have still to find an interesting use to that. For now, I only see it as a hack, but it was worth mentioning, if only for the differences …

Oct 30, 2012 · The implicit __class__ used by super does not exist at this point. Thus, referencing the superclass by the hardcoded name, as one had to do prior to super in Python2 will work - …