On Saturday, 29 September 2012 22:47:20 UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:27:47 -0700, Ramchandra Apte wrote: > > > > > Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? The reason for > > > this is the possibility of changing base classes (and forgetting to > > > update the __init__). > > > > No. Only add code that works and that you need. Arbitrarily adding calls > > to the superclasses "just in case" may not work: > > > > > > > > py> class Spam(object): > > ... def __init__(self, x): > > ... self.x = x > > ... super(Spam, self).__init__(x) > > ... > > py> x = Spam(1) > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > > File "<stdin>", line 4, in __init__ > > TypeError: object.__init__() takes no parameters > > > > > > > > -- > > Steven
I forgot something: I meant super().__init__() or similar -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
