Gabriel Genellina wrote:
I see.
Then is there a reason why
  return super(Subclass, self).parrot()
would be prefered over the "classic"
  return Base.parrot(self)
?
Or is it just a matter of preference ?

For a longer explanation, see:

James Knight: Python's Super Considered Harmful
http://fuhm.net/super-harmful/

Michele Simionato: Things to Know About Python Super
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=236275
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=236278
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=237121


Thanks to all who replied to this thread.
I didn't remember why I didn't want to dive into super in the first place, now I remember :o)

I'm sure about one thing about super: it has a misleading name.

JM
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