On Sep 10, 4:20 pm, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nagarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here is what I need to achieve.. > > > class A : > > def __init__( self ): > > self.x = 0 > > Don't use old style classes. If you are planning to use 'super' then you > must use new-style classes, so use 'object' as a base class here. > > > > > class B ( A ): > > def __init__( self, something ): > > # Use "super" construct here so that I can "inherit" x of A > > self.y = something > > > How should I use "super" so that I could access the variable "x" of A > > in B? > > If you aren't worried about diamond shaped multiple inheritance > hierarchies then just use: > > class B ( A ): > def __init__( self, something ): > A.__init__(self) > self.y = something > > If you are then: > > class B ( A ): > def __init__( self, something ): > super(B, self).__init__() > self.y = something > > When you use super you usually just want the current class and current > instance as parameters. Putting that together: > > >>> class A(object): > > def __init__( self ): > self.x = 0 > > >>> class B ( A ): > > def __init__( self, something ): > super(B, self).__init__() > self.y = something > > > > >>> obj = B(3) > >>> obj.x > 0 > >>> obj.y > 3
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