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Python Object-Oriented Python Inheritance Super!

Duane Charles
Duane Charles
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Posted by Duane Charles
Duane Charles
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Help solving this problem

What does it mean to override a method? Not sure what they want from this problem.

inventory.py 
class Inventory:
    def __init__(self):
        self.slots = []

    def add_item(self, item):
        self.slots.append(item)

class SortedInventory(Inventory):

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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An "override" is just a method with the same name as one that is already in the super class. The one in the new class is done instead of the the one in the super class, so it is called an "override".

But it is common to use the one in the super class by calling it explicitly using the "super()" function, as the instruction tell you to do in this challenge.

Duane Charles
Duane Charles
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Duane Charles
Duane Charles
6,135 Points

Thank you for breaking that down for me! Makes a lot more sense now!