[Tutor] calling a superclass method after overriding it

[Dave Angel]

Serdar Tumgoren wrote:
> <snip>
>
>
> def result_of_SPECIALIZED_SQLcall_for_child():
>     name =None
>     return name
>
> <snip>
>
> class Child(Parent):
>     def __init__(self):
>         super(Child, self).__init__()
>
>     def add_name(self):
>         name = result_of_SPECIALIZED_SQLcall_for_child()
>         try:
>             name + ''
>             self.name =ame
>         except TypeError:
>             #default to the superclass's add_name method
>             super(Child, self).add_name()
>
> Meantime, many thanks!!
>
>   
I know this is a simplified example, but I'd still like to point out 
that using exceptions when there's a simple test is not reasonable.   
You can just check for None with a simple if test.

DaveA