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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2009-02-16 22:42:54 (GMT) |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2009-02-16 22:42:54 (GMT) |
| commit | fd04870a3dc9c8d2695957e2ee6079411dd6fd90 (patch) | |
| tree | 139f5ac8a1188bf433f6082a835e20ca20d0afc0 /Doc/library/functions.rst | |
| parent | f1c95fe004d3cb35f59175a446d2caba55a8a399 (diff) | |
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Issue 5229: Documentation for super() neglects to say what super() actually does
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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index bd71309..7f5fa3a 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1166,7 +1166,11 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. .. function:: super(type[, object-or-type]) - Return a "super" object that acts like the superclass of *type*. + Return a proxy object that delegates method calls to a parent class of + *type*. This is useful for accessing inherited methods that have been + overriden in a child class. The search order for parent classes is + determined by the ``__mro__`` attribute of the *type* and can change + whenever the parent classes are updated. If the second argument is omitted the super object returned is unbound. If the second argument is an object, |