Extending classes __init__behavior for newbies

[James Mills]

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:21 AM, MRAB <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> I would've done it this way:
>
> class FasterShip(Ship):
>    def __init__(self, speed=0, **kwargs):
>        Ship.__init__(self, **kwargs)
>        self.speed = speed

What's the difference between calling the base
class's constructor directly and using the super type ?

cheers
James

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