https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/327463aef173a1cb9659bccbecfff4530bbe6bbf
commit: 327463aef173a1cb9659bccbecfff4530bbe6bbf
branch: main
author: Pieter Eendebak <[email protected]>
committer: encukou <[email protected]>
date: 2024-09-05T15:52:04+02:00
summary:
gh-123207: Clarify the documentation for the mro lookup for super() (GH-123417)
files:
M Doc/library/functions.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index 2c55f2b508bac1..b2b0086437f1db 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1965,10 +1965,10 @@ are always available. They are listed here in
alphabetical order.
``D -> B -> C -> A -> object`` and the value of *type* is ``B``,
then :func:`super` searches ``C -> A -> object``.
- The :attr:`~class.__mro__` attribute of the *object_or_type* lists the
method
- resolution search order used by both :func:`getattr` and :func:`super`. The
- attribute is dynamic and can change whenever the inheritance hierarchy is
- updated.
+ The :attr:`~class.__mro__` attribute of the class corresponding to
+ *object_or_type* lists the method resolution search order used by both
+ :func:`getattr` and :func:`super`. The attribute is dynamic and can change
+ whenever the inheritance hierarchy is updated.
If the second argument is omitted, the super object returned is unbound. If
the second argument is an object, ``isinstance(obj, type)`` must be true.
If
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