Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments

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On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> One of the side-effects of this being a hack is that this doesn't work:
>
> class X(Y):
>     def method(self, arg):
>         f = super
>         f().method(arg)

Actually, that works just fine.  The compiler sees that super is
accessed within the method and creates the closure necessary to make
it work.  This does fail, however:

f = super
class X(Y):
    def method(self, arg):
        f().method(arg)

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super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2013-10-09 17:44 +0200
  Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-10-09 12:47 -0400
    Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2013-10-10 09:22 +0200
      Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-10-10 07:04 -0400
        Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2013-10-10 14:54 +0200
        Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-10-11 02:11 +0000
          Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-10-10 20:33 -0600
            Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-10-11 03:00 +0000
              Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-10-11 17:08 +1100
            Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2013-10-11 08:17 +0200
          Re: super in Python 3 and variadic arguments Marco Buttu <marco.buttu@gmail.com> - 2013-10-11 08:15 +0200

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