[Tutor] super() vs. explicitly calling base class?

[Cameron Simpson]

On 20Sep2019 23:47, boB Stepp <robertvstepp at gmail.com> wrote:
>Assumption:  I have only TWO classes (Not concerned about 3+ class
>inheritance scenario), Base and Child.  Is there any advantage to
>using super() over explicitly calling Base from within Child?  My
>following trivial example does not suggest any difference:
>
>>>> class Base:
>    def __init__(self):
>        print("This is the Base class!")
>>>> class Child(Base):
>    def __init__(self):
>        print("This is the Child class!")
>    def call_base(self):
>        print("About to call the Base class with super!")
>        super().__init__()
>        print("Now explicitly calling the Base class!")
>        Base.__init__(self)
[...]

Well you wouldn't do both of course.

If you have the setup above, then super() is equivalent to directly 
calling the base class.

Personally I tend to use super() so that in the future when I make the 
class more complex (or just change the superclass from Base to 
OtherBase) it reduces the number of things needing modification.

Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <cs at cskk.id.au>