[Python-Dev] python and super

[Michael Foord]

On 15/04/2011 02:02, Greg Ewing wrote:
> Michael Foord wrote:
>> What I was suggesting is that a method not calling super shouldn't 
>> stop a *sibling* method being called, but could still prevent the 
>> *parent* method being called.
>
> There isn't necessarily a clear distinction between parents
> and siblings.
>
> class A:
>   ...
>
> class B(A):
>   ...
>
> class C(A, B):
>   ...
>
> In C, is A a parent of B or a sibling of B?
>
For a super call in C, B is a sibling to A. For a super call in B, A is 
a parent.

With the semantics I was suggesting if C calls super, but A doesn't then 
B would still get called.

All the best,

Michael

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