Fixed how shortcuts are set in examples

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/examples/pirate.py b/examples/pirate.py
index a58f9a46..994ca245 100755
--- a/examples/pirate.py
+++ b/examples/pirate.py
@@ -28,15 +28,14 @@ COLORS = {
 class Pirate(cmd2.Cmd):
     """A piratical example cmd2 application involving looting and drinking."""
     def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the base class as well as this one"""
+        shortcuts = dict(self.DEFAULT_SHORTCUTS)
+        shortcuts.update({'~': 'sing'})
+        super().__init__(multiline_commands=['sing'], terminators=[MULTILINE_TERMINATOR, '...'], shortcuts=shortcuts)
+
         self.default_to_shell = True
         self.songcolor = Fore.BLUE
 
-        # Add stuff to shortcuts before calling base class initializer
-        self.shortcuts.update({'~': 'sing'})
-
-        """Initialize the base class as well as this one"""
-        super().__init__(multiline_commands=['sing'], terminators=[MULTILINE_TERMINATOR, '...'])
-
         # Make songcolor settable at runtime
         self.settable['songcolor'] = 'Color to ``sing`` in (black/red/green/yellow/blue/magenta/cyan/white)'