Re: Updated blog post on how to use super()

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From	Billy Mays <noway@nohow.com>
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On 5/31/2011 10:44 PM, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> I've tightened the wording a bit, made much better use of keyword
> arguments instead of kwds.pop(arg), and added a section on defensive
> programming (protecting a subclass from inadvertently missing an MRO
> requirement).  Also, there is an entry on how to use assertions to
> validate search order requirements and make them explicit.
>
>    http://bit.ly/py_super
>       or
>    http://rhettinger.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/super-considered-super/
>
> Any further suggestions are welcome.  I'm expecting this to evolve
> into how-to guide to be included in the regular Python standard
> documentation.  The goal is to serve as a reliable guide to using
> super and how to design cooperative classes in a way that lets
> subclasses compose and extent them.
>
>
> Raymond Hettinger
>
> --------
> follow my python tips on twitter: @raymondh

I read this when it was on HN the other day, but I still don't see what 
is special about super().  It seems (from your post) to just be a stand 
in for the super class name?  Is there something special I missed?

--
Bill

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Updated blog post on how to use super() Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> - 2011-05-31 19:44 -0700
  Re: Updated blog post on how to use super() Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-01 14:26 +1000
  Re: Updated blog post on how to use super() Billy Mays <noway@nohow.com> - 2011-06-01 09:03 -0400
    Re: Updated blog post on how to use super() Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-06-01 10:42 -0600
      Re: Updated blog post on how to use super() Billy Mays <noway@nohow.com> - 2011-06-01 12:46 -0400
        Re: Updated blog post on how to use super() Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-06-01 11:06 -0600
        Re: Updated blog post on how to use super() Chris Torek <nospam@torek.net> - 2011-06-01 17:43 +0000
    Re: Updated blog post on how to use super() Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-02 20:58 +0000

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