super - is (should) it (be) a reserved word?

[Christian Tanzer]

Michal Wallace <sabren at manifestation.com> wrote:

> you could also call it __super and then you don't have to put the
> classnames in the __init__ (because python does it for you for
> variables starting with [and not ending with] double underscores):
> 
> 
> class Pie(Dessert):
>     __super = Dessert
>     def __init__(self):
>         print "pie is a..."
>         self.__super.__init__(self)
> 
> class BananaCremePie(Pie):
>     __super = Pie
>     def __init__(self):
>         print "banana creme pie is a..."
>         self.__super.__init__(self)

If you do that, then you'd better not call one of your classes `_X'
and one of its descendent classes `X' -- if you do, you'll get a name
clash between `_X.__super' and `X.__super'. That name clash leads to
infinite recursion in turn.

Cheers,
Christian

PS: Is that a bug or a feature?

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