From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:00:25 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add explanation for super(type1, type2).
X-Git-Tag: v2.7a1~2006
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7c98a6d4dceecc5dd8b117212e07630d625e6565;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

Add explanation for super(type1, type2).
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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index 7f5fa3ab2f48..fbb3f87367e9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
    If the second argument is omitted the super
    object returned is unbound.  If the second argument is an object,
    ``isinstance(obj, type)`` must be true.  If the second argument is a type,
-   ``issubclass(type2, type)`` must be true.
+   ``issubclass(type2, type)`` must be true (this is useful for classmethods).
 
    .. note::
       :func:`super` only works for :term:`new-style class`\es.