>>> class A(object): ... def lll(self): ... return 5 ... >>> class B(A): ... def lll(self): ... x = super(B, self) ... dir(x) ... type(x) ... x = super(B, self).lll() ... return x * 10 ... >>> B() <__main__.B object at 0xb7d0a92c> >>> B().lll() 50