python: understand super()

super() function allows the subclass to call the superclass methods explicitly, useful in inheritance.

 note: there is some difference between python2 and python3 in use of super().

here is an example for python3:

class person:
    def __init__(self,name,age):
        print("this is __ini__ method in superclass \n")
        self.name=name
        self.age=age
    def print_name(self):
        print("this is print_name() from person calss \n")
        print(self.name)
    def print_age(self):
        print("this is print_age() from person calss \n")
        print(self.age)

class student(person):
    def __init__(self,st_name,st_age,st_id):
        super().__init__(st_name,st_age)
        self.id=st_id
    def print_name(self):
        print("this is print_name() from student class \n")
        super().__init__()
    def get_id(self):
        print("this is get_id() from student class \n")
        return self.id
class group(student):
    def __init__(self,grp_name,grp_age,grp_id,grp_sex):
        print("this is __init__() from group \n")
        super().__init__(grp_name,grp_age,grp_id)
        print(super().get_id())
    def get_sex(self):
        return(self.sex)
        
if __name__=='__main__':
    grp=group("xiaoming",12,'2018','M')
    

this is __init__() from group 

this is __ini__ method in superclass 

this is get_id() from student class 

2018