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gh-113212: Document zero-arg super() inside nested functions and generator expressions
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‎Doc/library/functions.rst

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:func:`super`, see `guide to using super()
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<https://rhettinger.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/super-considered-super/>`_.
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.. note::
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By default, if no second argument is provided, :func:`super` uses the first argument
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of the immediately enclosing function definition, which is ``self`` under normal circumstances.
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This may lead to unexpected behaviour if used inside nested functions or generator expressions
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(the latter creates implicit nested functions). The following example will result in an exception::
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class B(C):
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def method(self, arg):
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list(super().method(arg) for _ in range(1)) # Raises TypeError.
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In such cases, you should provide arguments explicitly::
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class B(C):
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def method(self, arg):
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list(super(B, self).method(arg) for _ in range(1))
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.. _func-tuple:
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.. class:: tuple()
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improve :py:class:`super` error message && document zero-arg :py:class:`super` inside nested
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functions and generator expressions

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