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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:59:16 -0600
Subject: Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__?
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On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> wrote:
> Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? The reason for this is the possibility of changing base classes (and forgetting to update the __init__).

As long as the class and its subclasses only use single inheritance,
it makes little difference, so if you think it will reduce the
maintenance burden, I would say go for it.