Question

Say I have the following code:

class Parent(object):
    classattr1 = 'parent'
    def __init__(self):
        Parent.foo()

    @classmethod
    def foo(cls):
        print cls.classattr1

class Child(Parent):
    classattr1 = 'child'

    def foo(cls):
        raise Exception("I shouldn't be here")

Child()

In Parent.__init__, I need to call ‘foo’ that is defined within Parent, but I need to call it bound to Child, so that accessing cls.classattr1 will actually access the attribute as it is overridden in Child. Any ideas how to do this?

Answer 1

This should work:

Parent.foo.im_func(Child)

but looks kinda evil.