How can I use attributes from a parent class in a child class

Question

I am writing a chess program but don't quite understand inheritance. How can I use an attribute (empassant) from a parent class in a subclass? My parent class is:

class Pieces():
    def __init__(self, empassant=(-5,-5)):
        super().__init__()
        self.empassant=empassant

My subclass is:

class White (Pieces):

    def __init__(self):
        #stuff
    def pawn(self, pieceposition):
        empassant=#empassant from the pieces class

If you search in your browser for "Python class inherit tutorial", you'll find references that can explain this much better than we can manage here. — Prune
– Prune, Commented Oct 10, 2019 at 0:36

Klaus D. · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-10 01:48:20Z

1

you need to call super().__init__() first in the __init__ of the child

class White (Pieces):

    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        #others initialization here

    def pawn(self, pieceposition):
        print(self.empassant)

edited Oct 10, 2019 at 1:48

Klaus D.

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answered Oct 10, 2019 at 0:37

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