Why do I have to specify my own class when using super(), and is there a way to get around it?

Question

When using Python\'s super() to do method chaining, you have to explicitly specify your own class, for example:

class MyDecorator(Decorator):
           


        

Answer 1

In Python 3.0, you can use super() which is equivalent to super(ThisClass, self).

Documentation here. Code sample from the documentation:

class C(B):
    def method(self, arg):
        super().method(arg)    
        # This does the same thing as: super(C, self).method(arg)