KnowCardPython · OOP: Classes & Inheritance
Inside a subclass's __init__, how do you also run the base class's constructor, and why is it needed?
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```
class Account:
def show():
print("hi")
Account().show()
```
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What does this print?
```
class C:
def __init__(self):
print("init")
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```
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