Mixin classes and single/multiple inheritance (was: super() doesn't get superclass)

[Ben Finney]

Michele Simionato <michele.simionato at gmail.com> writes:

> I am not against mixins (even if I am certainly very much against
> the *abuse* of mixins, such as in Zope 2). What I would advocate
> (but I realize that it will never happen in Python) is single
> inheritance + mixins a la Ruby.

For those unfamiliar with Ruby, could you explain how you see this
being done in Python?

What do you see as an appropriate use of mixin classes, and what an
abuse?

What would the semantics be in Python for "single inheritance + mixins
a la Ruby"? Can you give example syntax?

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Ben Finney