In this instance, what is being accomplished by the super function?
class A(object):
def __init__(self, <args>):
super(A, self).__init__()
The other questions on StackOverflow involve a Base class that inherits from a parent class. In this particular question, class A has a parameter object (default object, as per Python 2.7 syntax), and the __init__() function has a super call referring to the ___init__() method of object(?). Since object is a default notation, what does this code mean? What exactly is being called when there is no parent class declared?
