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

you can also avoid writing a concrete class name in older versions of python by using

def __init__(self):
    super(self.__class__, self)
    ...