super bug?

[Michal Wallace]

Hey all,


>>> print super.__doc__
super(type) -> unbound super object
super(type, obj) -> bound super object; requires isinstance(obj, type)
super(type, type2) -> bound super object; requires issubclass(type2, type)
Typical use to call a cooperative superclass method:
class C(B):
    def meth(self, arg):
        super(C, self).meth(arg)


## BUT....


>>> class B:
...     def meth(self, arg):
...         print arg
...
>>> class C(B):
...     def meth(self, arg):
...         super(C, self).meth(arg)
...
>>> C().meth("huh?")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "<stdin>", line 3, in meth
TypeError: super() argument 1 must be type, not class


Am I misunderstanding the docstring, or is this a bug?


Cheers,

- Michal   http://www.sabren.net/   sabren at manifestation.com
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