Re: Should one always add super().init() to the init?

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Subject	Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__?
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On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Ramchandra Apte
<maniandram01@gmail.com> wrote:
> When I said "super().__init__()" it could have been "super().__init__(size+67)" or whatever arguments are needed for __init__

But if you change the base class, couldn't those arguments change?
Then you would have to change the call whether super is used or not.
I believe this is what Steven is getting at.

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Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-29 06:27 -0700
  Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-29 06:28 -0700
  Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-09-29 10:59 -0600
  Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-29 17:17 +0000
    Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-09-29 14:18 -0400
    Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 04:31 +1000
      Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Piet van Oostrum <piet@vanoostrum.org> - 2012-09-29 17:51 -0400
        Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-30 04:40 +0000
          Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 00:08 -0600
            Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-30 09:34 +0000
              Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard <mpg@elzevir.fr> - 2012-09-30 14:04 +0200
      Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-30 04:37 +0000
        Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 14:53 +1000
        Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 01:13 -0600
    Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-29 20:14 -0700
      Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-30 04:23 +0000
        Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-29 21:55 -0700
          Re: Should one always add super().__init__() to the __init__? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-09-30 00:10 -0600

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