Should __init__() call the parent class's __init__()?

Question

I\'m used that in Objective-C I\'ve got this construct:

- (void)init {
    if (self = [super init]) {
        // init class
    }
    return self;
}
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Answer 1

Edit: (after the code change)
There is no way for us to tell you whether you need or not to call your parent's __init__ (or any other function). Inheritance obviously would work without such call. It all depends on the logic of your code: for example, if all your __init__ is done in parent class, you can just skip child-class __init__ altogether.

consider the following example:

>>> class A:
    def __init__(self, val):
        self.a = val


>>> class B(A):
    pass

>>> class C(A):
    def __init__(self, val):
        A.__init__(self, val)
        self.a += val


>>> A(4).a
4
>>> B(5).a
5
>>> C(6).a
12