Jan Eden wrote: > Hi, > > I just noticed that in the following environment: > > class Base: > def __init__(self): > ... > > class Child(Base): > pass > > the following statement: > > child = Child() > > would automatically execute the superclass __init__ method. This is exactly > what I was looking for - but in the Cookbook, I found several suggestions on > how to actively force the invocation of the superclass __init__. > > Is this behvaiour documented?
This is standard behavior for any class attribute - if it's not defined in the derived class, the base class is checked. It's not special for __init__. I can't find a comprehensive reference for the way attribute lookup works - anyone else? Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
