A question about Python Classes

From	chad <cdalten@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python, comp.programming
Subject	A question about Python Classes
Date	2011-04-21 08:43 -0700
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Let's say I have the following....

class BaseHandler:
    def foo(self):
        print "Hello"

class HomeHandler(BaseHandler):
    pass


Then I do the following...

test = HomeHandler()
test.foo()

How can HomeHandler call foo() when I never created an instance of
BaseHandler?

Chad

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A question about Python Classes chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-04-21 08:43 -0700
  Re: A question about Python Classes Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2011-04-21 18:30 +0200
    Re: A question about Python Classes chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-04-21 09:46 -0700
  Re: A question about Python Classes "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2011-04-21 19:12 +0200
    Re: A question about Python Classes MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-04-21 19:00 +0100
      Re: A question about Python Classes Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-04-22 01:53 +0000
    Re: A question about Python Classes Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2011-04-22 11:47 +0200
  Re: A question about Python Classes Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-04-21 13:39 -0400
  Re: A question about Python Classes Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-04-21 11:34 -0700
    Re: A question about Python Classes "Kyle T. Jones" <onexpadREMOVE@EVOMERyahoodotyouknow.com> - 2011-04-22 08:49 -0500
      Re: A question about Python Classes Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-04-22 12:38 -0700
      Re: A question about Python Classes Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-04-22 13:40 -0600

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