What does super(User, self).__init__(**kwargs) mean Python -

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i got somecode this:

class user(usermixin, db.model):    #... def __init__(self, **kwargs):     super(user, self).__init__(**kwargs)     if self.role none:         if self.email == current_app.config['flasky_admin']:             self.role = role.query.filter_by(permissions=0xff).first()         if self.role none:             self.role = role.query.filter_by(default=true).first() 

the code checking if user have role, if not, add default role user. when use generate fake user tool generate fake user, user didn't have role generate_fake function.

so if want add role user, how can call function when manage.py runs? or how can call function in shell?

i don't understand super(user, self).__init__(**kwargs) , function under class user, why still need add (user, self) super?

all code above book: flask web development: developing web applications python, miguel grinberg

to put calling baseclass's __init__ method