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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index c225f3d..c748b08 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1587,10 +1587,17 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. Return a proxy object that delegates method calls to a parent or sibling class of *type*. This is useful for accessing inherited methods that have - been overridden in a class. The search order is same as that used by - :func:`getattr` except that the *type* itself is skipped. + been overridden in a class. - The :attr:`~class.__mro__` attribute of the *type* lists the method + The *object-or-type* determines the :term:`method resolution order` + to be searched. The search starts from the class right after the + *type*. + + For example, if :attr:`~class.__mro__` of *object-or-type* is + ``D -> B -> C -> A -> object`` and the value of *type* is ``B``, + then :func:`super` searches ``C -> A -> object``. + + The :attr:`~class.__mro__` attribute of the *object-or-type* lists the method resolution search order used by both :func:`getattr` and :func:`super`. The attribute is dynamic and can change whenever the inheritance hierarchy is updated. |