On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 2:01:41 AM UTC-5, Serhiy Storchaka wrote: > > __init__ is perhaps the most called dunder method. It is > often called from the __init__ method of subclasses.
Yes, that would be one of the exceptions to the rule, but not because the rule is unsound, but because Python's super really sucks. Even to this day, i avoid super because the semantics are confusing, eaisier to just write the path in long-form. In many other languages though, super is intelligent enough to know what scope it is in. But in any event, i cannot think one one good reason to call dunder methods from outside a class definition (maybe someone can think of a few???). > __add__ also can be called from other __add__, __iadd__ or > __radd__. Some people have mentioned using the methods of the operator module to avoid calling dunders, but from the POV of consistency, i think such a policy would be a bad idea and just more evidence that Python's super is woefully inadequate. Which begs the question: "What's the point of having super if the majority are unwilling to use it?" Hmm. I suppose "for consistency's sake" would be the only legitimate answer. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
