PY3.W0231

Super init not called

Used when an ancestor class method has an init method which is not called by a derived class.

Noncompliant Code:

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class Foo:
    def __init__(self):
        self.foo = True
class Baz(Foo):
    def __init__(self):
        self.baz = True

Compliant Code:

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class Foo:
    def __init__(self):
        self.foo = True
class Baz(Foo):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.baz = True

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