Inheritance and init method in Python
In the first situation, Num2 is extending the class Num and since you are not redefining the special method named __init__() in Num2, it gets inherited from Num. When a class defines an __init__() method, class instantiation automatically invokes __init__() for the newly-created class instance. In the second situation, since you are redefining __init__() in Num2 you need to explicitly call the one in the super class (Num) if you want … Read more