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From: Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
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Subject: Re: Python's super() considered super!
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Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> writes:

> Hope you enjoyed the post.

I certainly did.

But I'm not better enlightened on why ‘super’ is a good thing. The
exquisite care that you describe programmers needing to maintain is IMO
just as much a deterrent as the super-is-harmful essay.

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