On Thursday, March 8, 2012 4:25:06 PM UTC+1, hyperboogie wrote:
> My question is if __init__ in the descendant class overrides __init__
> in the parent class how can I call the parent's __init__ from the
> descendant class - I just overrode it didn't I?
>
> Am I missing something more fundamental here?
No, you're not.
However, you can explicitly call the __init__() method of a particular class.
Hard-coding the class gives you:
class A(object):
def __init__(self):
print("In A")
class B(A):
def __init__(self):
A.__init__(self)
print("In B")
Alternatively you can figure out the parent class with a call to super:
class C(A):
def __init__(self):
super(self.__class__, self).__init__()
print("In C")
a = A() (prints "In A")
b = B() (prints "In A", "In B" on two lines)
c = C() (prints "In A", "In C" on two lines)
Hope this helps.
Maarten
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