__init__() is not invoked automatically when the subclass is instantiated. : subclass « Class « Python Tutorial






class P(object):
    def __init__(self):
        print "calling P's constructor"

class C(P):
    def __init__(self):
        print "calling C's constructor"

c = C()








11.29.subclass
11.29.1.Creating Subclasses
11.29.2.Class Inheritance
11.29.3.__bases__ Class Attribute
11.29.4.Overriding Methods through Inheritance
11.29.5.__init__() is not invoked automatically when the subclass is instantiated.
11.29.6.Deriving Standard Types
11.29.7.Mutable Type Example
11.29.8.Definition and test function for class Cylinder.