[Python-ideas] [Python-Dev] features i'd like [Python 3000] ... #3: fix super()

[Eduardo "EdCrypt" O. Padoan]

On 1/6/07, Eduardo EdCrypt O. Padoan <eopadoan at altavix.com> wrote:
> > I was bitten by the urge to play with this today, and modified my
> > previous "self" hack to handle "super" also, so that the following
> > code works:
> >
> >      class D (C):
> >          @method
> >          def sum(n):
> >              return super.sum(n * 2) - self.base
> >
> > Posted as "evil2.py" here:
> >
> >      http://www.lag.net/robey/code/surf/
> >
> > Because hacking "super" requires having the class object handy, this
> > one needs a metaclass to do its magic, which is a shame.  I guess if
> > it was implemented inside the cpython compiler, it would be less of a
> > problem.
>
> BTW, a "super-only" version of this decortor (that I think could be
> called "implement") has  some more chances in Python. But think
> belongs more to Python-Ideas list, ok?

Ops: But *I* think *it* belongs more to Python-Ideas list, ok?

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