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.

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 { ...

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 …

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 …

Jul 9, 2018 · I wrote the following code. When I try to run it as at the end of the file I get this stacktrace: AttributeError: 'super' object has no attribute do_something class Parent: def …

Sep 2, 2009 · The first (<? super E>) says that it's "some type which is an ancestor (superclass) of E"; the second (<? extends E>) says that it's "some type which is a subclass of E". (In both …

Dec 13, 2010 · Edit: Super may confuse readers of code. Because of multiple inheritance in C++ it is better to be more explicit. Multiple inheritance is already complex. There was AFAIK …

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__().