Builtn super() function. How to use it with multiple inheritance? Andwhy should I use it at all?

[Mark Lawrence]

One "l" please! I am a man! ;-)

Please prove it, get your bits out!!!

 

[Ethan Furman]

Yes, it would.

[snip example]

Right, now I see what you mean. I don't have a problem with that
behaviour, it is the correct behaviour, and you are making the call from
D in the first place, so it *must* call B at some point.

If you initiate the call from C instead:

[snip]

I think the point is that when D initiates the super() chain, and C
calls super, B will then get its turn -- which has to seem arbitrary
from C's point of view.

~Ethan~

 

[donn]

aka the colon.

Ha. This is a case of the colon being the appendix!

\d

 

[Mark Lawrence]

Ha. This is a case of the colon being the appendix!

\d

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Kindest regards.

Mark Lawrence.