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Python Object-Oriented Python Inheritance Super!

Posted by Megan Moeller
Megan Moeller
5,167 Points

This question seems to be bugged/ it won't let you type in the right answer and doesn't provide useful feedback at all.

This should be the answer based on the video (and based on the question): class Inventory: def init(self): self.slots = []

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

class SortedInventory(Inventory): def init(self): super().init(self) def add_item(self, item): super().add_item(item)

But doesn't appear to work, and gives you useless feedback, so it's impossible to move forward (though found alternative answers on google where people fudged the code to allow them to make it through)

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

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

class SortedInventory(Inventory):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__(self)
    def add_item(self, item):
        super().add_item(item)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

I assume you're working on Task 2.

When calling methods with "super", you don't pass "self" as an argument. You correctly omitted that when calling "add_item" but you have it when calling "__init__".

Also, overriding __init__ isn't necessary here and can be omitted entirely.