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Why is the name missing in my child class?
Short answer. The child's __init__ replaced the parent's, which stored the name.
What does super() give?
Access to the parent class, so you can call its methods.
Call super().__init__()
| Child's __init__ replaces parent's |
| So the name is never stored |
| Call super().__init__(name) |
| Then add the child's attributes |
Remember
| super() reaches the parent |
| Call it, then add more |
Your child class has its own init. The name is gone. Here is why. A child's init replaces the parent's. So the name is not stored. Call super, dot, init, with the name. Then add more. Super reaches the parent. Call it, then add more.
This clip is from the full lesson: Inheritance and Method Overriding in Python — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: Programming All levels Python, Programming All levels Java
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