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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index bd7130938c..7f5fa3ab2f 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1166,7 +1166,11 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. .. function:: super(type[, object-or-type]) - Return a "super" object that acts like the superclass of *type*. + Return a proxy object that delegates method calls to a parent class of + *type*. This is useful for accessing inherited methods that have been + overriden in a child class. The search order for parent classes is + determined by the ``__mro__`` attribute of the *type* and can change + whenever the parent classes are updated. If the second argument is omitted the super object returned is unbound. If the second argument is an object, |