[Python-3000] [Python-Dev] Pre-pre PEP for 'super' keyword

[Guido van Rossum]

On 4/29/07, Collin Winter <collinw at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/29/07, Calvin Spealman <ironfroggy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 4/29/07, Jim Jewett <jimjjewett at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > As long as you can be explicit, should the shortcut be a full
> > > shortcut?  That is,
> > >
> > >     def f(self, a, b=c, *args, **kwargs):
> > >         super()    # passes the exact arglist that f got
> >
> > I sure wish my previous complaints didn't hinder this, because I
> > really love the idea of being able to this, which would really
> > encourage more compatible method signatures, so you can use the
> > shortcut! I'm desperate for a solution that satisfies all the sides of
> > the equation.
>
> I hate this. super() calls would be completely different from other
> function calls in that what appears to be an empty argument list is
> actually a filled-out argument list.
>
> Please stick to the original topic of figuring out how to remove the
> class name from super calls, rather than inventing new magical,
> spooky-action-at-a-distance toys.

Amen, brother!

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