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Sometimes you'll be working with a derived class (or subclass) and realize that you've overwritten a method or attribute defined in that class' base class (also called a parent or superclass) that you actually need. Have no fear! You can directly access the attributes or methods of a superclass with Python's built-in super call.
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class Employee(object): | |
"""Models real-life employees!""" | |
def __init__(self, employee_name): | |
self.employee_name = employee_name | |
def calculate_wage(self, hours): | |
self.hours = hours | |
return hours * 20.00 | |
# Add your code below! | |
class PartTimeEmployee(Employee): | |
def calculate_wage(self, hours): | |
self.hours = hours | |
return hours * 12.00 | |
def full_time_wage(self, hours): | |
return super(PartTimeEmployee, self).calculate_wage(hours) | |
milton = PartTimeEmployee("milton") | |
print milton.full_time_wage(10) |
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