python subclass access to class variable of parent
问题 I was surprised to to learn that a class variable of a subclass can\'t access a class variable of the parent without specifically indicating the class name of the parent: >>> class A(object): ... x = 0 ... >>> class B(A): ... y = x+1 ... Traceback (most recent call last): File \"<stdin>\", line 1, in <module> File \"<stdin>\", line 2, in B NameError: name \'x\' is not defined >>> class B(A): ... y = A.x + 1 ... >>> B.x 0 >>> B.y 1 Why is it that in defining B.y I have to refer to A.x and not