super() — Easy Playground

Returns a proxy object that delegates calls to a parent class

Python Playground

class Animal:
    def speak(self):
        return "..."

class Dog(Animal):
    def speak(self):
        parent = super().speak()
        return f"{parent} Woof!"

print(Dog().speak())

Output

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super() is a built-in function that returns a proxy object that delegates calls to a parent class.

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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